ArmInfo. The terrorist organization "Islamic State", which committed genocide against the Yazidis in 2014, was not alone; Turkiye stood behind it, stated opposition MP Gegham Manukyan, commenting on the presented draft amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates", according to which annually on August 3 Armenia will mark the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar.
ArmInfo. On his Facebook account, former Ambassador-at-Large Edmon Marukyan made a call to abandon discussions on the topic of the Armenian Genocide.
ArmInfo. On April 15, the President of the RA National Assembly Alen Simonyan received the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym- Jomart Tokayev, the press service of the RA NA reports.
ArmInfo.Azerbaijan appears committed to continuing its cynical strategy of instrumentalizing alleged environmental concerns for political reasons. This is stated in a statement by the office of the representative of Armenia on International Legal Matters.
ArmInfo.President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan reaffirmed their strong commitment to enhancing multifaceted ties at an April 15 meeting in Yerevan, reported the Kazakh Presidential press service.
ArmInfo. Two employees of the Antifake information resource - journalist David Fidanyan and cameraman Ishkhan Kotolyan - were detained on April 15 early in the morning, lawyer Ruben Melikyan reported on his Facebook account.
ArmInfo.In Armenia, annually on August 3, the Day of Remembrance of the victims of the Yazidi Genocide in Iraqi Sinjar will be marked. At a meeting on April 15, the RA National Assembly Commission on Human Rights and Public Relations issued a positive conclusion on the draft amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates."
ArmInfo. A ceremonial reception was held at the RA Presidential Administration on the occasion of the official visit to Armenia of the delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan led by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The head of the Kazakh state was welcomed by Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.