Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has called for a nationwide referendum on amending the country's current constitution, a move that could help pave the way for a peace deal with Armenia's arch-rival Azerbaijan, Reuters reported.

The head of the Armenian Tourism Committee, Lusine Gevorkian, has called on hotel owners to set up prayer rooms for Muslim tourists, warning that failure to do so could result in the loss of their licenses.

Azerbaijan has increased its defense budget by $2 billion due to Armenia's extensive militarization policy, including the purchase of Indian and French weapons.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on the situation in Azerbaijan, violations of human rights and international law, as well as relations with Armenia. The resolution demanded the withdrawal of the military from the territories freed from Armenian occupation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan was dissatisfied with the requirements contained in this document and summoned the EU ambassador.

Azerbaijan cleared more than 158,000 mines and unexploded ammunition placed by the Armenian army in the liberated territories. Since the end of the war, 70 Azerbaijani citizens have been killed and 309 injured as a result of mine explosions planted by Armenian forces during the occupation.

For the first time, an agreement was reached on the delimitation of a certain section of the border. International observers have noted that significant progress has been made in the negotiations between the two countries. "This ensures the return of 4 villages of the Gazakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Baganis Ayrim, Ashagi Askipara, Kheyrimli and Kyzilgajili (6.5 square kilometers) to Azerbaijan," the report says.

Armenia will transfer four villages of Tavush region to Azerbaijan. Commenting on this decision, the Armenian Prime Minister's Office said that it will reduce security threats on the border.

On April 7, units of the Armenian Armed Forces shelled the positions of the Azerbaijani army. Azerbaijan took retaliatory measures.

Baku reported that the Armenians fired 30 times from different weapons at the positions of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan in the last 24 hours. In response to these actions, Azerbaijan fired at Armenian positions.

Recently, Azerbaijan has reacted to the accumulation of military personnel, armored vehicles, artillery installations and other weapons in various directions of the conditional border with Armenia.