ArmInfo. The European Union is seeking to separate Armenia from Russia by strengthening its own control over the country. Mikhail Kalugin, Director of the Fourth  Department of the CIS Countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry,  stated this in an interview with TASS.

ArmInfo.  Russia has clarified to Armenia all the concerns regarding the South Caucasus Railway (SCR) concession, Mikhail Kalugin, Director of the Fourth Department of the  CIS Countries at the Russian Foreign Ministry, stated in an interview  with TASS.

ArmInfo.  The need for steps to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Friendship between Yerevan and Delhi, signed in 2008, was emphasized at a meeting  between Yerevan First Deputy Mayor and Acting Mayor Armen  Pambukhchyan and Indian Ambassador to Armenia Nilaksha Saha Sinhu.

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ArmInfo.The British government's claims of alleged Russian interference in the Armenian elections appear absurd amidst London's blatant neocolonialist policies. This was  stated in a commentary from the Russian Embassy  in the United Kingdom, as reported by TASS.

ArmInfo.The universal formula for security worldwide has always been: a combat-ready army, a strong leader, and a powerful ally. Armenia lost the 2020 44-day war in Artsakh because all three of these vital factors were  compromised. This statement was made by the second President of Armenia and candidate for Prime Minister from the "Armenia" bloc, Robert Kocharyan, during a meeting with residents of Ijevan.

ArmInfo. All the statements regarding Armenia coming from Europe today pursue a single goal: to hurt Russia Armenia should not have allowed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to drag the country into his conflict  with the Russian Federation.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia has determined that the actions of Tavros Sapeyan—head of the Talin community in the Aragatsotn region and member of the ruling "Civil Contract" party—did not  constitute the crime of electoral bribery. Sapeyan had been providing social aid ranging from 30,000 to 300,000 drams to local residents in the lead-up to the country's parliamentary elections.

ArmInfo. It seems that today everything is being done to force Artsakh residents to leave Armenia, as stated by Robert Kocharyan, the second president of the Republic of Armenia and leader of the opposition "Armenia" bloc, at a meeting with residents of Dprabak village in the Gegharkunik region.

ArmInfo. Armenia will celebrate International Museum Day on May 18th, and the pan-European "Night of Museums" event will take place on May 16th, as reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport.

ArmInfo.Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party and businessman, cited specific examples to describe the Armenian economy's dependence on Russia.

ArmInfo.In a new open letter, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) calls on national authorities to clarify legal safeguards concerning the independence of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia Defender in the context of the legislation of the Commission on the Prevention of Corruption (CPC) to ensure compliance with international standards for national human rights institutions.

ArmInfo. The Georgian Orthodox Church has elected a new Catholicos-Patriarch. The locum tenens of the Patriarchal Throne and Metropolitan of Senaki and Chkhorotsku, Shio (Mujiri), has been elected as the 142nd  Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia.   Metropolitan Shio secured 22 votes during the election held at the  expanded church council convened at the Holy Trinity Cathedral  (Sameba Cathedral) in Tbilisi.  As for the other candidates,  Metropolitan Iobi of the Urbnisi and Ruisi Diocese received nine  votes, while Metropolitan Grigoli of Poti and Khobi secured seven  votes. One ballot was annulled.  Under Church regulations, only  bishops were entitled to participate in the vote. A candidate  required more than half of the votes cast by participating bishops to  be elected Catholicos-Patriarch.

ArmInfo. In recent years, 170 billion drams have been allocated for the development of Armenia's military-industrial complex, and dozens of new defense industry enterprises have been created to produce military products, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to journalists on May 11 during the election campaign in the capital's Erebuni district.

ArmInfo.  RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed a feeling of bitterness regarding the incident in Vedi involving two girls, aged 15 and 17, who were  subjected to sexual violence.

ArmInfo. The European political community, the 8th summit of which recently took place in Yerevan, is a multilateral platform, and its location doesn't dictate  its agenda, as stated by Armenian Prime Minister and leader of the  Civil Contract party Nikol Pashinyan to reporters on May 11 during  the election campaign in Yerevan's Erebuni district, while commenting  on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's threats against the  Russian Federation.

ArmInfo.  No matter how Russia behaves, it has never been an enemy for Armenia, as stated by Narek Karapetyan, a member of the Strong Armenia party council, at a  meeting with residents of Agarak, while discussing  Russian-Armenian  relations.

ArmInfo.  Interstate relations should not be confused with marriage, as stated by Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan to journalists on May 11, while commenting  on Russian President Vladimir Putin's statement.

ArmInfo. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declined to comment further on his recent statement regarding Nagorno-Karabakh, which has sparked a wave of indignation  among the opposition.

ArmInfo. Armenia could become an arena for clashing interests between Iran and the US. Narek Karapetyan, a member of the political council of the Strong Armenia  party, stated this live on his Facebook page, demonstrating the  location of the strategic road along which the "Trump Route for  International Peace and Prosperity" (TRIPP) is supposed to run.