From September 1, new opportunities for rapid response to traffic accidents came into force, which significantly facilitate the actions of drivers in case of simple accidents. The aim of the initiative is to support drivers to comply with the requirement established by the legislative amendments to clear the road after the accident in a maximum of 20 minutes, avoiding traffic jams and possible fines. Thanks to the new feature, drivers can: take photos of car injuries and mutual positions at the scene with the ASWA mobile application without an Internet connection; clear the way quickly Fill in the rest of the data within 3 hours in a safe place with internet access. This function simultaneously reduces traffic jams, increases traffic safety, and saves drivers' time.

Illegal drug use or violations of US laws by persons in the US on a tourist or student visa may result in their being denied the opportunity to obtain a US visa in the future. This was reported by the US Embassy in Armenia. "A US visa is not a right reserved to a person, but a privilege given to a person. After the visa is issued, the visa checks do not stop. if you violate the law, the visa can be revoked," the embassy informs.

Nikol Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page: "My impression from the posts of a number of users is as follows. When the latest vocabulary is used against me and my family members, my supporters, I am not the head of the country. And when I retort, I am already the head of the country, who should not allow himself such a thing. But everything can be allowed for me, my family members and associates. I understand that the head of the country has greater restrictions than the opposition. But opposition parties also have limitations. If the opposition has no restrictions, how can the head of the country protect himself, his family members and his supporters who are being targeted in the same way? Switch to illegal methods? It is impermissible and unacceptable. Shall we impose a punishment for a serious offense? We tried that too, but the noise was the same as if they were restricting the right to speech in Armenia. Go to court with civil lawsuits? The noise is the same, freedom of speech is suppressed. And besides, with whose money and how much to go to court? It's an expense, isn't it? Who will finance that cost? This is not possible with a personal, family, party budget. With the state budget, there will be the same noise. Tolerate swearing? We still understood about myself, but I can't tolerate my supporters and family members anymore. Therefore, my position is clear. There will be a sharp but regularly worded criticism, I will do the same. There will be curses and insults, I will react in the same way. There will be respect, I will respond with respect. Please don't expect anything else. Moreover, I will call all my associates and supporters to do the same. Actively act in the same way. There is no alternative. Either there will be a public consensus on this issue and we will have a no matter how sharp but civilized debate, or there will be a grass-to-grass field, maybe not one, but one in 10, even one in 20, but it will definitely happen and it will be very strong. Please don't expect anything else. I am a supporter of civilized debate. But this is a question that I do not decide, let those in the opposite political camp decide. PS: The next solution is for political society and the public themselves to demand the criminalization of grave insults. And let's form a public consensus on this. How will you decide, in short?"

Former Foreign Minister of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan writes on his Facebook page: "In the midst of a deep national crisis, after the loss of Artsakh, the displacement of more than 120,000 compatriots, and the threat of new territorial concessions, one would have expected the Armenian leadership to show humility, moral clarity, and promote national unity. Instead, Nikol Pashinyan initiated an unprecedented and reprehensible rhetorical campaign against the Armenian Apostolic Church and its clergy. The latest blasphemous expressions are not only inappropriate for the head of the state, but also dangerous and corrosive to the foundations of our statehood. What is the Church's "sin" in Pashinyan's eyes? That he dared to speak, raising his moral voice at a time when many institutions were silenced or subdued. The fact that it refuses to bow to a government that is responsible for the military disaster, public demoralization and erosion of Armenia's sovereignty. The fact that it continues to embody and transmit a centuries-old national identity, which neither revolution nor oppression can eliminate. Paradoxically, the Church did not declare war against the state. it is the state that has declared war against the Church. The fact that these attacks coincided with the international conference of the World Council of Churches held in Bern with the participation of the Catholicos of All Armenians and Cilicia is very telling, the purpose of which was to protect the Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage of Nagorno Karabakh. The Church bears the moral weight of history, the trust of the people and an identity that stands above the politics of the past and the catastrophic failures of the present. Pashinyan sees it, and it scares him. This is not the first time in our history that the Church has risen as the guardian of the people in the face of political collapse and ontological threat. For centuries, during the years of foreign rule and the Soviet years, the Armenian Church preserved our collective soul and spoke on our behalf when no one else could. And today he is doing that work again, not as a political force, but as the conscience of the nation. Pashinyan's shameful attacks against the Church are not just words. They are an attempt to humiliate and delegitimize the only institution that remains independent of its control. However, the stronger the attacks, the more visible its insecurity becomes, and the more the people realize who really stands by their side. This is not just a clash between Pashinyan's supporters and the spiritual class. This is a battle for the spirit of Armenia. And when the government chooses to humiliate the Church instead of protecting its people, it loses both moral authority and national legitimacy."

On December 17, Ambassador Andranik Hovhannisyan, Permanent Representative of RA to the UN Office in Vienna and other international organizations, presented his credentials to the Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), Robert Floyd. The meeting of the permanent representative Andranik Hovhannisyan and the executive secretary Robert Floyd followed the ceremony of handing over the documents. The interlocutors expressed satisfaction with the high level of cooperation between Armenia and the CTBTO and exchanged ideas on the steps to expand it. The Permanent Representative reaffirmed the commitment of the Republic of Armenia to the agenda of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, emphasizing in this context the importance of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

The issue of withdrawing Armenia's lawsuit against Azerbaijan from international courts is not on the agenda at the moment. This was announced by Yeghishe Kirakosyan, the representative of Armenia on international legal issues, on September 18, at the Second World Armenian Summit. "The judicial process continues, we are waiting for the court's decisions. International legal processes cannot be opposed to the peace process. Such contrasts are artificial. It is no coincidence that this comes from Azerbaijan, where this idea originated from. This indicates that Azerbaijan is concerned about legal processes. Lawsuits and decisions have a serious impact on the behavior of Azerbaijan. It is important to continue the process, it is a part of the peace process," he said. Kirakosyan explained that the legal process was initiated not only to restore the violated rights of Armenians, but also in terms of interstate claims, it is also a war of narratives. "In the framework of this process, many stories, which Azerbaijan has been putting forward for a long time, are denied. In addition, the positions of Armenia are being strengthened. The lawsuits concern not only the people of Artsakh, but the whole of Armenia. We are talking about the attempt to erase the traces of Armenians in the region," he emphasized. Kirakosyan added that an important part of Armenia's demands against Azerbaijan is the preservation of Armenian cultural monuments in Artsakh. "During the court proceedings under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, we submitted a demand for the protection of the cultural heritage of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, considering that it is one of the manifestations of Azerbaijan's anti-Armenian policy. erasure or falsification of history," he said. Kirakosyan reminded that the court satisfied this demand of Armenia by adopting an interim decision on December 7, 2021.

The International Court of Justice has given Armenia and Azerbaijan a deadline of November 12, 2025 to submit counter-arguments regarding the violation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. According to the Court, it is about the case initiated by Azerbaijan against Armenia based on the complaint submitted on September 23, 2021. It is reported that taking into account the order of January 21, 2022, by which the Court has set January 23, 2023 and January 23, 2024 as the appropriate dates for submission of arguments by Azerbaijan and counter-arguments by Armenia. As noted in the report, taking into account the argument of Azerbaijan, which was submitted within the time limit thus established, and the preliminary objections raised by Armenia on April 21, 2023, the submission of preliminary objections by Armenia led to the suspension of the consideration of the case on the merits. By its decision of November 12, 2024, the Court found itself competent to examine the application submitted by Azerbaijan, excluding Azerbaijan's claims related to the alleged actions that took place before September 15, 1996. Therefore, the Court set the deadline for submission of counterarguments by Armenia to November 12, 2025 and announced that it reserves the further procedure for a further decision. Let's remind that earlier, on September 16, 2021, Armenia started a trial at the International Court of Justice against Azerbaijan in relation to the violation of the UN International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

The Prosecutor General of the Republic of Armenia Anna Vardapetyan, as part of her working visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, met the President of the European Union Criminal Justice Agency (Eurojust) Ladislav Hamran in The Hague on November 6, 2024. Anna Vardapetyan thanked the President of Eurojust for the warm reception and emphasized that the third meeting within a year is a proof of the developing interaction between the two structures. The RA Prosecutor General highlighted the cooperation agreement between Armenia and Eurojust signed in Brussels on April 5, 2024, which was ratified by the RA National Assembly on September 10, and on September 23, Armenia signed a working agreement with Eurojust. Let's remind that the Agreement envisages the possibility of sending a Prosecutor of Commonwealth Affairs from Armenia to Eurojust. Representation of the Prosecutor's Office in Eurojust will provide an opportunity to ensure operational communication with contact persons of EU member states and third countries, will provide an opportunity to implement more effective international legal cooperation with criminal proceedings initiated in the Republic of Armenia. During the meeting, the parties discussed the ongoing work towards the implementation of the Agreement and referred to other issues of mutual interest. During his visit to Eurojust, the Prosecutor General of RA also had meetings with the representatives of Italy and Greece at Eurojust.