OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Dunja Mijatović, today expressed concern regarding reports that Armenia’s Special Investigative Service launched a criminal case against Kristine Khanumian, editor of Ilur.am news portal, on charges of deliberate failure to comply with a court order.

“At the government session I presented brief information on the protest actions organized earlier by the employees of “Nairit” plant,” said Head of the National Security Service Gorik Hakobyan in the interview with “Armenpress”.

The Netherlands applied to the Security Council of the UNO to create the international tribunal in order to examine the case of “Boeing 777” airliner belonging to the Malaysia Airlines, which crashed in Donetsk on July 17 of last year.

Today, about an hour ago businessman, the NA HHK lawmaker Samvel Aleksanyan entered the Government building. We tried to find out why he had come to the Government building when he was leaving the building, “Is it important?” he answered.

While Nairit employees are holding a protest in front of the government building, at the beginning of government session Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan addressed a question to the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Yervand Zakharyan, “We have transferred the money, I don’t understand why Nairit employees have gathered again.”

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The group marched to the Prosecutor’s Office of Lori Marz.

Van Krikorian, in turn, presented the Assembly's further programs.

On the other hand, we can benefit from this significant historic moment if we do not restore the power of our nation and reclaim our sovereignty," reads the statement.

He said that it is impossible to speak about the return of territories or other issues as long as there is no political decision on the status of the NKR.

The expert in Iranian studies says that the agreement will have an impact on Armenia. Our neighbouring country [Iran] will implement many suspended or terminated projects, including the completion of the Meghri hydropower plant, which was stopped because of lack of finances.

“Citizens of the Republic of Armenia have been fighting against the unjustified rise in electricity prices since 2014.

The notification had been submitted to the Municipality by Armenian citizen Vardan Balyan.

Iran, which wants crippling international sanctions lifted, has always insisted that its nuclear work is peaceful.

Azeri government officials, however, misled their citizens, declaring that Azerbaijan had won and Armenia had lost.

“Due to the sanctions, the trade with Iran comprises only 5 percent of Armenia’s foreign trade, so if the sanctions are lifted, new opportunities will open up for Armenia,” Paul Stronski said.

At the moment the protesters are in Republic Square. Here they again sat in the street again voicing their demand- to punish the policemen who used force against the protesters.

On seeing that one of the protesters is holding his photo, Valeri Osipyan said, “You can hold also my photo, I am not against, if I abused my official position, let them punish also me, I am not against.”

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Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan who is in Marseille with an official visit together with Marseille Mayor Jean-Claude Gaudin and the world-famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour was present at the military parade-the main event dedicated to the national holiday of France- Bastille Day.

Unlike the Rule of Law Party (the OEK), according to the NA HHK faction member Hamlet Harutyunyan, something will remain of the Republican party if Serzh Sargsyan leaves the party, “The President of the republic is our leader, do you now what a great advantage it is, if Serzh Sargsyan leaves the party, of course, it will weaken.”

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko relieved Ivan Kukhta, Ukrainian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the RA, from his post. President’s official website informs about it.

“We closely followed the events in Yerevan which were covered extensively in the French press.

Marine Khachatryan appealed the SIS decision on discontinuing proceedings in a Yerevan court.