Azerbaijan has refused to attend the Euronest PA plenary session in Armenia. Bureau meeting of the Euronest PA will take place on October 16, 2014. Among other issues, the issue of holding next plenary session of the institution in Armenia will be discussed, APA reports.  

 Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union does not pose a threat to Armenia's political independence anyhow, President Serzh Sargsyan said in his congratulatory address on occasion of the 23rd Independence Anniversary of Armenia on 21 September.

"We strongly condemn the explosion of the Armenian Genocide Martyrs' Memorial in Der Zor (Syria) by the ISIS fighters," Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian says in a statement.

 If united, the Armenian nation can overcome all threats and challenges, Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told Armenia-Diaspora Forum participants on Saturday.

The Armenian-Turkish protocols may shortly be removed from the Armenian Parliament's agenda, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Forum on Saturday.

Armenia's decision to join the Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Union comes from its economic and strategic interests, Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan said at the 5th Armenia-Diaspora Forum on Saturday.

Ceremony of the South Gas Corridor to bring gas from Azerbaijan through Georgia to Turkey and from there to Europe was held in Baku.

Many investors from Diaspora, which are ready to invest in the economy of Armenia, are scared off by the corruption in Armenia, a representative of the social and democratic "Hnchakyan" party in Lebanon, Aleksan Keshkeryan, told ArmInfo correspondent.

The Armenian organizations of Europe have made their contribution to the European Union's decision to adopt a harsh resolution on Azerbaijan, member of the Hay Dat Committee of Europe Peto Demirchian told ArmInfo on Saturday.

This morning the Holy Father Francis received in Audience the President of the Republic of Armenia, His Excellency Mr. Serzh Sargsyan, who subsequently met with His Eminence Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by His Excellency Archbishop Dominique Mamberti, Secretary for Relations with States.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Republic of Artsakh) welcomes the holding of a referendum on the independence of Scotland.

Fair resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict requires efforts by not only Azerbaijan but each person regarding himself as Turk, Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cemil Cicek said, while attending an exhibition "Three generations in Karabakh, a genocide" organized in Ankara by the Council of State Support to NGOs under the President of Azerbaijan and the Turkish Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies.

Results of the joint initiative of Orange Foundation and Armenian Eye Care Project (AECP) have been summarized in Syunik region., In the frame of this initiative free eye screenings have been performed for inhabitants of regions, as well as medical treatments and surgeries implemented. Free surgeries are delivered to inhabitants based on social criteria. 

Armenia's joining Eurasian Economic Union will not result in establishment of the customs point between Armenia and Karabakh, the NKR Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan told Arminfo correspondent. 

Some political forces' accusations against ARF Dashnaktsutyun roughly violate the ethics standards, Hrant Margaryan, representative of the ARFD Bureau, says. The other non-coalition parliamentary forces' criticism against ARFD is caused by the fact that ARFD supports the constitutional reforms initiated by the authorities and hopes that the reforms may be conducted with due regard for ARFD's proposals. As a result of discrepancies, ARFD refuses to take part in the joint rally of the non-coalition forces on October 10.        

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has not been resolved yet due to Armenia's non-constructive position, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said during a joint statement with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish TV channel TRT-Haber reported Sept. 19.

Armenia and Armenians worldwide should join efforts to combat migration, poverty, and unemployment in the republic, Ara Abrahamyan, Russian businessman of Armenian origin, Chairman of the Union of Armenians of Russia and the World Armenian Congress, said at V Armenia-Diaspora Forum.      

Nagornyy Karabakh and its economy have been developing and strengthening day by day, President of the NKR Bako Sahakyan, said at the 5th Armenia-Diaspora conference that kicked off in Yerevan today.

The Armenian state has numerous problems related to crimes, illegal phenomena and shortage of justice, Aram I, Head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, said at V Armenia-Diaspora Forum.  

The events dedicated to the centennial anniversary of the Armenian Genocide should be held at a high level so that they can make the international community hear Armenians' voice, Aram I, Head of the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia, said at V Armenia-Diaspora Forum.