The Armenian newspaper "Graparak" writes that the US is exerting pressure on Armenia to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan as soon as possible. The preliminary version of the document should be signed by the end of May. It is mentioned that US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Olson, who recently visited Yerevan and Baku, brought with her a draft version. 

Access to pre-school education for children up to the age of seven is 100 per cent in the Chechen Republic. This was announced by the head of the region Ramzan Kadyrov during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Misostin in Moscow.

The MPs call on Azerbaijan to immediately open the Lachin Corridor. This is stated in a joint statement by the head of the European Parliament delegation for relations with the countries of the South Caucasus, Maria Kalyurand, Permanent Rapporteur for Armenia, Andrey Kovac, and Permanent Rapporteur for Azerbaijan, Zeljana Zovko. 

Azerbaijan has taken control of the Lachin corridor, the only link between Nagorny Karabakh and Armenia. The Russian side did not react, the peacekeepers were expelled.

26-year-old Khamzat Kadyrov, nephew of the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was appointed to the post of assistant adviser on the force block. This was announced by Minister of National Policy, Foreign Relations and Information of Chechnya Akhmed Dudayev.

The deadline for filing income and property declarations for 2022 for the so-called «representatives of the authorities» expires on April 30. Besides the head of Ingushetia Kalimatov, the leaders of only five regions of Russia decided to announce the data of their declarations. Among them are the governors of the Kursk and Leningrad regions, the Kamchatka region, and Tuva.

Head of Ingushetia Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov earned 3.4 million rubles during the year. His income increased by 777 thousand rubles compared to 2021.

Among all Turkish leaders, Recep Tayyip Erdogan provided the greatest support to Crimean Tatars. This was stated by People’s Deputy of Ukraine, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement Mustafa Cemilev.

Sultan Hamzaev, a deputy of the Duma from Dagestan, proposed to remove English from the school curriculum.
It is necessary to leave the pro-Western vector in the education system of Russia and to deduce English from the list of mandatory. Where in the educational program of the USA or the UK Russian language? Why? When there is such a big world as China, Saudi Arabia, Latin America and India», - said Hamzaev. According to the latest census, 17,600 Russians consider Chinese as their mother tongue.

During the meeting of senior officials of the United States and the EU, documents were considered that indicate an increase in the import of chips and other electronic components used in the military industry through Armenia to the Russian Federation. The West is increasingly concerned about Armenia’s significant role in circumventing Western sanctions. In particular, in 2022. Armenia imported 515% more chips and processors from the USA and 212% more from the EU than in 2021, after which it exported 97% of these products to Russia. 

Ukrainian human rights activists appealed to Turkish President Recep Erdogan to assist in the release of political prisoners from Russian colonies -  Crimean Tatars Nariman Dzhelyalov, Asan Akhtemov and Aziz Akhtemov.