According to the information of the NKR Defense Ministry, in the night of March 13, the Azerbaijan party again violated the cease-fire regime in the southeast direction of the Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces' contact-line, as a result of which a serviceman of the NKR Defense Army, while having his duty, was killed by a sniper.

On the occasion of becoming an associated member of the International Organisation of the Francophonie, a large-scale programme of arrangements dedicated to the Francophonie will be presented to the public from March 19 to 31.

At 2.00, March 13, the police department of Yerevan's Kentron district received an alarm from the Nairi medical centre that Gagik Shamshyan, 1971, was taken to hospital from 24 Saryan with an injury of genitals and internal hemorrhage.

Armenia's Human Rights Defender Armen Harutyunyan has issued a statement in view of today's assault on photojournalist Gagik Shamshyan.

Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian today met with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki.

Board expresses significant concern on Armenia and Nicaragua and calls for extraordinary interim session to review progress Washington, D.C.-The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting today, the first chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Cl

The government adopted a resolution today on making changes and additions to Resolution N 1573 of 2008 December 25, regulating the process of fulfilling duties on the account of the state budget and a number of other issues. The government also passed the projects adjunct to the resolution, including the provisional cutback of certain expenditures.

The Armenian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Vahe Gabrielyan met with the former UK Prime Minister, Baroness Margaret Thatcher. During the meeting Ambassador Gabrielyan conveyed the gratitude of the Armenian Government and people for the invaluable assistance rendered after the devastating earthquake of 1988.

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, is arriving in Armenia today for a working visit at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan.

On March 11 Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Armenia Revaz Gachechiladze. The latter is completing his mission in the Republic of Armenia.

Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan today received Michael Davey, the Regional Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Valery Razlog, the newly appointed Director of the EBRD Armenia Office, and Michel Veinst, former head of the EBRD Armenia Office. The parties

March 10-12 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, will pay a working visit to France.

On March 6 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, received the delegation headed by Alfredo Montica, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Italy.

On March 6 Serzh Sargsyan received the Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, Mrs. Sheikha Lubna Khalid al Qasimi.

President Serzh Sargsyan sent an address of condolence to the Chanchuryan family on the occasion of the death of Armenian popular artist, long-standing artistic director of the Armenian State Dance Ensemble Surn Chanchuryan.

Serzh Sargsyan presented today the newly appointed Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan to the administrative members of the city council and districts.

Today Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received Sergey Vibornov, President of Russia's leading diamond Company ALROSA.

After discussing the situation created as a result of the global financial/economic downturn, the Board of the Central Bank of Armenia registered that Armenia has a stable, sufficiently capitalized financial system and that it is ready to confront the

On March 2 the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, had a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Yuri Merzlyakov (Russia), Bernard Fassier (France) and Matthew Bryza (USA), as well as the Personal representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Andrzej Kasprzyk.

Serzh Sargsyan received the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and members of the Supreme Spiritual Council.

Within the framework of his visit to Damascus, the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, had a meeting with the President of Syria, Bashar Al-Asad.

On February 27 Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan will pay a one-day working visit to the Russian Federation. The delegation led by the Armenian PM includes Finance Minister Tigran Davtyan, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Armen Movsisyan, Transport

President of Lebanon Michel Sleiman received RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan who is on a regional visit to the Middle East.

President Serzh Sargsyan today received the Georgian delegation headed by the President of Parliament of Georgia, David Bakradze.