ArmInfo.The Armenian Foreign Ministry is planning to contact its Russian counterparts regarding the cancellation of tickets for a National Assembly deputy from the ruling faction. The RA Foreign Minister, Ararat Mirzoyan,  made this statement during a government hour on March 25, responding to a question from MP Maria Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo.The share of children with disabilities attending special schools in Armenia has decreased from 37.5% in 2015 to 6.5% in 2023. This means that the majority of these children are now enrolled in public secondary  schools, as stated in the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, presented at the annual meeting of the UNESCO Global Education Coalition. 

ArmInfo. Starting in the new academic year, cadets of Armenian military educational institutions will be able to pursue a second specialty in their second year.  Discussions on this matter are currently taking place  with the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, as stated by RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan during a government hour on March 25.

ArmInfo. The strength of peace is determined not by the presence of guarantors, but by mutual  benefit for the parties, as stated by Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan  during a government hour on March 25, addressing questions from parliamentarians.  

ArmInfo.An Armenian court has granted the motion of Archbishop Arshak Khachtaryan's ( head of  the chancery of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin) defense team to recuse Judge Gevorg Manukyan of the Armavir Regional Court of General Jurisdiction. The corresponding decision was made on March 25 during  a hearing on the Archbishop's case in the Armavir Regional Court of General Jurisdiction.

ArmInfo. The people, not Armenia's security guarantors, must own the peace, as stated by Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan during a government hour  on March 25.

ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met with Artashes Amiryan, a disabled participant in the first Artsakh war who received the necessary treatment and prosthetics in India with the assistance of the  Patriarch.

ArmInfo. It seems that representatives of several Armenian opposition forces have received a letter of instruction from a certain center to talk about the security and disintegration of the army, as stated by the RA Defense  Minister, Suren Papikyan during a government hour on March 25, in response to a question from Babken Tunyan, a deputy from the ruling "Civil Contract" faction.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that the Karabakh movement has sacrificed Armenia to geopolitical interests. "We realized this too late, but there are political forces that still haven't grasped it," he said during government hour in parliament on March 25, responding to a question from a fellow party member. Over time, Armenia increasingly conceded, sacrificing its sovereignty and independence, he added.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that the Civil Contract Party he leads will win secure a win in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Pashinyan noted that his optimism stems from recent face-to-face meetings with citizens during a month-long internal party campaign.  He argued that after a "thousand-year search," it is "historically impossible" for the people to abandon the path of development in favor of a "survival agenda" just as the goal is within reach. He made this statement during a government hour in parliament on March 25, answering a question from a fellow party member.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia has filed an appeal against the acquittal of former head of the State Control Service under the Prime Minister, David Sanasaryan. This information was reported to an ArmInfo correspondent by the supervisory authority.

ArmInfo. The "Strong Armenia" party has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Dutch intelligence company Dyami Security and the Greek company DRCS. The signing ceremony  took place during an international conference on security issues in Jermuk, organized by the political party.

ArmInfo. The "braying donkey" allegory has become a bone of contention between Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, and current prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan. It has also become a litmus test of the country's decaying political discourse.

ArmInfo.  On March 25, RA President Vahagn Khachaturyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Greece to Armenia, Christos Sofianopoulos, on the occasion of the national holiday,  Independence Day.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to Prime Minister of the Republic of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on the occasion of the national holiday, Independence Day.

ArmInfo. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia has convened an international conference with the participation of member countries of the  Executive Board of the World Association of Electoral Bodies (A-WEB),  as well as other international organizations.

ArmInfo. Andranik Hovhannisyan, Armenian Ambassador to Austria and Permanent Representative in Vienna, met with Bernd Brunner, Director of the  Austrian Development Agency (ADA).

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ArmInfo. Starting January 1, 2027, the sale of single-use plastic bags, as well as their use in retail and catering establishments, will be banned in Armenia. The corresponding amendments to the Law on Trade and Services and several related laws were adopted by the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia in their second and final reading on March 25.