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Lawyer: Several Strong Armenia party supporters detained, lawyers not  allowed to visit them
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 14:49

ArmInfo.  Several supporters  and staff members of the  Strong Armenia party have been taken to the Anti-Corruption Committee, and lawyers are not allowed to see them.   Lawyer Lusine Martirosyan shared this information on her Facebook  page.

US company beginning site survey for TRIPP project
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 14:47

ArmInfo.  On May 13, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received a delegation from the American engineering and consulting company AECOM, which arrived  in Armenia on behalf of the U.S. State Department's Partnership for  Global Infrastructure and Investment. The delegation is in Armenia to  begin site surveys for  TRIPP.

Armenian political scientist: Azerbaijan planning to use the program  "to settle 300,000 Azerbaijanis in Armenia" to further occupy  Armenian territories
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 14:19

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan is using its program "to settle 300,000 Azerbaijanis in Armenia" as a pretext for  further occupying Armenian territories.  This viewpoint was  expressed by Artur Khachikyan, a political scientist and Stanford  University PhD, amidst ongoing conferences in Azerbaijan discussing  the "return to Western Azerbaijan, ", i.e Armenia.  

Azerbaijan desecrates cemetery of fallen freedom fighters 
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 13:30

ArmInfo.  Azerbaijan has desecrated a cemetery for fallen azamartik (liberator soldiers) in the village of Vaguas in the Martaker region of the Republic of Artsakh. Artsakh Cultural Heritage Ombudsman and Vice President of the Azgayin Historical and Cultural NGO, Hovik Avanesov, reported this on his  Facebook page.

Bright Armenia party opposes formation of absolute power in RA  Parliament 
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 13:23

ArmInfo. The Bright Armenia Party opposes the formation of an absolute power in the National Assembly. This was stated by party leader and RA Prime Ministerial candidate Edmon Marukyan during a campaign in the city of Gavar on May 13.

Discussion on Armenia held at House of Europe in Berlin
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 13:20

ArmInfo.  A discussion dedicated to Armenia was held at the House of Europe in Berlin. Armenian Ambassador to Germany Viktor Yengibaryan announced this on his Facebook page.

Armenian church desecrated in Akhaltsikhe
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 13:07

ArmInfo.  Icons were removed from the Armenian Apostolic Church church in the Marda settlement of Akhaltsikhe and placed next to a trash bin. According to Georgia-Online, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has  launched an investigation under Article 155 of the Criminal Code -  illegal obstruction of a religious ceremony.

RA Deputy FM receives copies of credentials of newly appointed  Algerian ambassador
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 12:55

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan received copies of the credentials of the newly appointed Algerian Ambassador to the Republic, Toufic Juma.

RA Anti-Corruption Committee chairman presents PACE delegation with  authority`s mandate in investigating electoral crimes
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 12:25

ArmInfo.  Artur Nahapetyan, Chairman of the Armenian Anti- Corruption Committee, presented the authority's mandate in preventing and detecting electoral crimes to a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Damien Cottier, in connection with the upcoming June parliamentary elections in the country. The delegation is in Armenia on a two-day visit.

Ghana appoints new ambassador to Armenia
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 12:01

ArmInfo.  The newly appointed Ambassador of Ghana to Armenia, Koma-Steem Jehu Appiah (residence in  Moscow), presented copies of his credentials to Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan.

`Armenia` bloc accuses ruling party of abusing administrative  resources during election campaign
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 11:49

ArmInfo. The "Armenia" bloc of the second president of the Republic, Robert Kocharyan, accused the ruling Civil Contract party of clearly abusing administrative resources during the election campaign.

Narek Karapetyan: Zorakan village residents concerned not about their  daily life, but about Armenia`s future
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 11:48

ArmInfo.  Residents of the village of Zorakan in the Noyemberyan community of Tavush Province did not complain about their daily life or social conditions; their only concern was Armenia's future. Narek Karapetyan, a member of the  political council of the Strong Armenia party, wrote this on his  Facebook page after meeting with village residents as part of the  party's election campaign for the upcoming parliamentary elections in  Armenia on June 7.

With Team`s support, hundreds of schoolchildren from Tavush take part  in Symphony Class education program
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 11:43

ArmInfo.  With Team's support, hundreds of schoolchildren from the Tavush region took part in the "Symphony Class" cultural and educational program. The program aims to increase accessibility to classical music for schoolchildren, develop cultural appreciation, and foster a generation interested in the arts.

Official Yerevan welcomes Turkiye`s decision to lift barriers to  bilateral trade with Armenia
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 11:31

ArmInfo. Official Yerevan welcomes Turkey's decision to lift barriers to bilateral trade with Armenia, which is another result of the normalization process between Armenia and Turkey. This was stated in a statement by Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan regarding Turkey's  decision to lift barriers to bilateral trade with Armenia.

Ankara announces completion of bureaucratic process for direct trade  between Turkey and Armenia
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 11:30

ArmInfo. As part of confidence-building measures undertaken in the process of normalizing relations with Armenia, which has been ongoing since 2022, as of May  11, 2026, bureaucratic preparations for the commencement of direct  trade between our country and Armenia have been completed. Turkish  Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Oncu Keceli wrote this on his Twitter  account (X).

Now is the time for a US `grand deal` with Azerbaijan - opinion
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 10:27

ArmInfo. The Trump administration's dealmaking blitz with Belarus has secured the release of hundreds of detainees. By trading targeted sanctions  relief for the release of political prisoners in Belarus, the White  House has helped free more than five hundred people from unjust  captivity. A similar deal with Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus would  produce major rewards, with much less risk, Atlantic Council experts  believe. 

Armenian Ambassador congratulates Georgia on election of new  Patriarch of Georgian Orthodox Church
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 10:10

ArmInfo.  Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Ashot Smbatyan congratulated Georgia and the fraternal Georgian people on the historic day of the election, consecration, and enthronement of Shio III as Catholicos-Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. 

Together, we`re building infrastructure for a more prosperous future  - U.S. Embassy in Armenia 
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 10:09

ArmInfo.  A U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Ann Marie Yastishock, Senior Advisor for the Department of State's Bureau of Economics, Energy and Business Affairs, met with Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan to advance the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP), the U.S. Embassy in Armenia reports. 

Land plots to be confiscated from former mayor of Echmiadzin
 Wednesday, May 13 2026, 10:08

ArmInfo. Two plots of land located in a park area will be returned to the Vagharshapat community of Armenia's Armavir region. The RA Anti-Corruption Court upheld the claim of the RA Prosecutor General's Office.




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