The rescue service informs that the roads in the territory of RA are mostly passable.

The highways leading from “Amberd” high mountain meteorological station to Amberd Castle and Kari Lake in Aragatsotn Marz are closed.

Drivers are urged to drive exclusively with winter tires.

According to the information received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Crisis Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is open for all types of vehicles.

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Patrolling the information field, social networks. It is enough for someone to suddenly question the real content and effectiveness of the Armenian-French relationship, to suddenly put it under “examination”, and they immediately go to work and present that person as someone who discredited the Armenian-French relationship on Russian orders.

Well, it’s a standard methodology that’s currently consistently applied throughout the European Union. Well, it’s up to them to enforce it in the European Union. They are in a de facto war with Russia, it is an information war, Moscow considers any other information as a European “order”, the Europeans also consider other information outside of their narrative as a “finger” of the Kremlin.

For me, the issue is always Armenia, and any irrational and selfish apologetics is undesirable and even dangerous for Armenia. And here I am particular about the relationship with France, because in that sense I consider France to be a special destination for Armenia. And I’ve been talking about this for years. For example, I consider France to be a special destination, not only as an actor in world politics, not only as a cultural and civilizational leader, despite the current, to put it mildly, puzzling circumstances.

I also consider France special with the institutional presence of the Armenian community there, with its rather deep and effective track. The Armenian community in France is unique and special perhaps in that it was very organized, institutionalized, and what is most important, on the one hand extremely Armenian, on the other hand extremely integrated into the internal life of France.

And in the last few years, unfortunately, the Armenian government has followed the path of attacks on that institutionalization, at least due to its political conjuncture issues, if I don’t try to consider a deeper reason or reasons, addressing which at this moment can be considered “conspiracy”.

And, meanwhile, with all that, neighboring Azerbaijan is essentially forming an “Azerbaijani diaspora” in France, and institutionalizing it at a rather large and wide pace.

Analyst Hakob Badalyan

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The government, which does not solve even the smallest problems in the capital city, lavishes promises with propaganda and youthful self-confidence.

What have you been doing all this time? You surrendered your homeland, caused thousands of victims with your adventure, and threw Armenia into the ranks of third world countries.

You have become a tool in his hands, sacrificing the interests of Armenia to the priorities of others.

And they are still talking, happily running around. they have not managed to destroy the people’s life completely yet.

Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of “I have an honor” faction

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that the efforts towards peace in the South Caucasus should become an example for the whole world.

Yes, of course, after nine months of starving hundreds of thousands of Armenians who lived in their homeland for centuries, under the real threat of genocide, forced displacement, dispossession and depatriation, according to President Erdogan, is a “very good example” for the whole world.

At the beginning of the last century, the head of the country, which solved its problems with the genocide and deportation of one and a half million Armenians, and until today, with denial, has found a “good example of peace” for the world.

The President of Turkey has probably forgotten that very recently he himself announced “Just as we entered Libya and Karabakh, we can enter Israel as well. There’s nothing stopping us from doing that.”

This is how the leader of the country of 90 million people, proud of the war against the small Artsakh of 150,000 people, advises the world to take an example from the peace-making efforts implemented in the South Caucasus.

Let’s follow Mr. Erdogan and see how the world applies the example of the South Caucasus (by destroying all the rights of the people of Artsakh).

Having ignored the right to self-determination of the people of Artsakh and instead welcomed the results of Azerbaijan’s military aggression, after a long war, Ukraine will have to take into account the right to self-determination of the people of Donbass (even if it does not recognize it).

Iran also welcomed the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan, which ignored the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group, conquered Artsakh by force and displaced the Armenians. No mention of the international right to self-determination. Now Iran complains that the US and Israel are violating international law and want to impose their demands by using military force.

If Mr. Erdogan is concerned about the issues of peace in Gaza, Lebanon and the entire region in general, then why was this pacifism not shown in any way when Armenians were living in Artsakh and fighting for their rights? With that pacifism, why doesn’t he urge Azerbaijan to withdraw its troops from the sovereign territories of the Republic of Armenia? Isn’t the question of returning the Armenians who are in Azerbaijani prisons with false trials to Armenia included in his peacemaking efforts?

After all, whose peace efforts in particular should become an example to the world? The weak and degraded attitude of Nikol Pashinyan’s government, the pre-election campaign to scare the people with war, or the Ilham Aliyev’s government’s demand for an unhindered “corridor” through the territory of Armenia and amendments to the RA constitution?

Former RA Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan

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At the invitation of the Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, the President of the Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev, the delegation led by the President of the Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan was in Moscow on April 14-16.

Gagik Tsarukyan met with his Russian counterpart, the prospects for the development of sports between RA and Russia were discussed, the possibilities of expanding bilateral cooperation and the implementation of joint initiatives on international sports platforms were discussed. Mikhail Degtyarev warmly congratulated Gagik Tsarukyan on his election as the president of the Eurasian Sports Association and wished him an effective and fruitful work, expressed hope that this platform will contribute to deepening the sports potential of different countries.

Gagik Tsarukyan noted that the chairmanship of the Eurasian Sports Cooperation Association opens new doors for the deepening of cooperation.

“Armenia is ready to be a bridge between Europe, Asia, and Russia in terms of discussing and finding fair solutions to existing problems and issues in sports,” the NAOC president noted, adding that sports are outside of politics and it is unfair that athletes and the progress of sports in general suffer as a result of political processes.

The parties emphasized the deepening of bilateral cooperation and agreed to make such meetings continuous in order to promote the spread of Olympic ideas and the development of world sports.

National Olympic Committee of Armenia

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On April 16, at 3:48 p.m., the Lori Regional Operational Management Center received an alert that two citizens were lost near Maymek highway. the help of rescuers is necessary.

One combat unit from the fire-rescue squad of the Regional Rescue Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the scene.

As a result of the joint work of the rescuers and the police, the lost citizens were found.

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On April 17, Yevgeniy Koziak, head of the department of ensuring the effectiveness of the observation mission of the CIS Executive Committee, was hosted by the RA Central Electoral Commission.

Koziak was received by CEC President Vahagn Hovakimyan. Issues related to the CIS observation mission were discussed. CEC informs about this.

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RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan had another meeting with teachers. This is reported by the Ministry of Education and Culture.

Questions related to the field of general education, educational process, voluntary certification were discussed.

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The peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, brokered by the USA, in which Armenian prisoners remain in Azerbaijani prisons, 150,000 refugees from Artsakh are denied the right to return, and ethnic cleansing carried out by Azerbaijan is rewarded with a 99-year transportation corridor through the sovereign territory of Armenia, is not really a path to peace, but a plan to destroy the Armenian state. This was stated during the briefing organized by the Armenian National Committee of America on Capitol Hill under the title “Peace in the absence of justice in the South Caucasus”.

It is noted that the peace agreement in its current form does not contain any provision that requires the release of Armenian prisoners of war from arbitrary detention. It does not oblige Azerbaijan to protect the centuries-old Armenian Christian heritage in Artsakh. Nor does it in any way address the status of the 150,000 Armenians who were forced to flee their homes.

“These are not peace talks between the two sides. This is the dictate of Azerbaijan, with the support of Turkey and the agreement of the West, aimed at the complete and unconditional capitulation of Armenia. Any peace that is imposed on Armenia without a minimum consideration of its sovereignty and vitality is doomed to failure,” the participants noted.

As highlighted, TRIPP is an ill-conceived project with little or no chance of success. And even if it is implemented, Armenia and the Armenian people will not get any benefit from it, the result will be weakened borders, weakened sovereignty and the inability to defend against Turkish-Azerbaijani aggression.

The organizers of the briefing also emphasized that the continuous presence of Azerbaijani troops in the sovereign territory of Armenia is a clear signal that Baku does not consider itself obliged to keep agreements with Armenia. Their presence poses a direct and immediate threat to the country.

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In recent years, Kyrgyzstan is gradually moving to a new path of development, forming the image of a country open to innovations, investments and modern financial technologies. Against this background, the growing interest of global business representatives and technology billionaires attracts special attention.

In particular, the country has already been visited several times by the founder of the largest cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao, whose visits became a signal for the international community that Kyrgyzstan is considered as a promising jurisdiction for the development of the digital economy.

The next expected visit will be the arrival of Justin Sun, the founder of the blockchain platform Tron, one of the most prominent players in the global digital asset market. His participation in the dialogue with the country’s leadership can become an important stage for the development of cooperation in the field of blockchain technology and digital finance.

The interest of such figures is not accidental. Back in 2022, Kyrgyzstan was one of the first in Central Asia to adopt the legal framework for the field of virtual assets, creating legal conditions for the operation of crypto-businesses and digital platforms. Against the background of the global transformation of financial markets, this decision is starting to bring strategic results today.

It is important to note that we are not only talking about cryptocurrencies in the narrow sense, but about the broader ecosystem: blockchain infrastructure, digital payments, asset tokenization and new investment attraction tools. These directions are already actively developing in the world’s leading economies and are becoming part of the new financial architecture.

Kyrgyzstan, in turn, aims to form a regional hub of digital technologies in Central Asia. In the framework of this strategy, initiatives for the creation of specialized centers, the involvement of international partners and the development of digital infrastructures are considered.

At the same time, it is important to emphasize that global players are not coming to a “grey zone”, but to a country with a developing regulatory system and increasing government attention to transparency and control in the financial sector. This creates the basis for a gradual increase in confidence, both on the part of investors and the public.

With competition for investment and technology intensifying in the region, Kyrgyzstan is taking a pragmatic approach to take advantage of the window of opportunity in the era of digital transformation.

And if a few years ago such visits were perceived as an exception, today they become part of the new reality, where Kyrgyzstan acts more confidently as a point of intersection of the interests of global capital and new technologies.

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