ArmInfo. Mktrich Mkrtchyan, the brother of the Armenian Ambassador to the US, Narek  Mkrtchyan, has been sentenced to one year in prison in Armenia, as reported on the website of the judicial information system datalex.am.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and the Secretary of the Supreme  National Security Council of Iran, Ali Larijani, discussed the security environment surrounding Armenia and Iran at a meeting in Tehran.

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ArmInfo. At its February 26 meeting, the Armenian government plans to approve a three-month extension  of the social support program for  families of missing  civilians.

ArmInfo.Eco-patrol service officers will also be responsible for monitoring biodiversity  during the management of state forests, forest lands, and specially protected areas. At its February 25 meeting, the RA National Assembly Committee on Territorial Administration, Local Self-Government, Agriculture, and Environmental Protection approved the amendments to the law "On Eco-Patrol Service" submitted by the RA government.

ArmInfo.The normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia is directly  linked to the normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Fuat Oktay, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Turkish Parliament, told reporters.  According to him, these processes are being carried out in parallel, Apa reports.

ArmInfo. Lawyer Ruben Melikyan has drawn  parallels between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's pension increase ahead of the upcoming parliamentary  elections and an incident that occurred during the Gyumri Council of  Elders elections, when an elderly woman was accused of accepting an  election bribe simply for agreeing to have water installed in her  home.

ArmInfo. Veolia Djur, the operator of Armenia's water supply system, has clarified  the  reasons for the transition to a 17-hour water supply schedule  in Yerevan and all regions of Armenia from May 1 to September 16 of this year. 

ArmInfo.Raising pensions is an urgent necessity, but doing so just to keep one's seat  in parliament is extremely immoral, Mane Tandilyan, co-founder of the "Country to Live" party, wrote.

ArmInfo.  The spectacle of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev being lauded for  achieving peace in Washington during the recent inaugural Board of  Peace summit is not a diplomatic triumph; it's a moral failure of  leadership from the international community, as stated in a letter  from Stefan Pechdimaldgi received by the Washington Times.

ArmInfo. Archbishop Sahak Mashalian of Constantinople has suggested the establishment of a synodal structure to address issues related to Church- State  relations.

ArmInfo. Armenia abstained from voting on the UN General Assembly resolution supporting peace in Ukraine, according to data published on the UN website.

ArmInfo.Personnel changes Personnel changes at RA Ministry of Internal Affairs have been made at the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo.. The upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, scheduled for June 7, 2026, will not simply be a political contest, but a choice between preserving  the Republic of Armenia and the prospect of becoming a so-called  "Western Azerbaijan."

ArmInfo.The family of former Artsakh State Minister and philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan,  previously sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Baku puppet court, announced that the philanthropist has decided not to appeal the court's decision.

ArmInfo.Political and geopolitical contradictions surrounding the "Trump Route for  International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP) not only remain unresolved but continue to escalate, as stated by Andrey Areshev, a political observer and expert at the Strategic Culture Foundation, during a Moscow-Yerevan video conference, while discussing  developments unfolding in the South Caucasus.

ArmInfo.Oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, believes the  country must emerge from the current situation of new demands, threats of force from Azerbaijan, new concessions from Armenia, and the illusion of peace.

ArmInfo. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, at a meeting with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, announced the Islamic Republic's readiness to complete the  development of a comprehensive strategic partnership document with  Armenia, emphasizing that expanding bilateral ties would be in the  interests of both countries.