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Eighteen-year-old Hasmik Varderesyan was born in Armenia and completed her primary and secondary education in Istanbul. After returning to Armenia, Varderesyan has recently been trying to contribute to the peace and normalization process through her Instagram posts. Although she receives support, she is also occasionally subjected to hate speech. We spoke with Hasmik Varderesyan about the challenges of advocating peace on social media.

Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM) Numan Kurtulmuş drew attention to Turkey's growing role in international diplomacy, stating that a new era is on the horizon in the Caucasus. Referring to the peace efforts between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Kurtulmuş said that with Turkey's participation, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan would form a common center and a regional power.

Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan evaluated President Erdogan's statements on December 16 regarding the Turkey-Armenia normalization process, in which he said, "We will take symbolic steps with Armenia next year." Pashinyan welcomed the statements, noting that "more comprehensive and concrete progress must now be implemented."

We talked to Ruben Safrastyan, the Director of Armenian National Academy of Sciences Institute of Oriental Studies, about Pope Francis' visit to Armenia, in the framework of the normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia.