Advocate Arshak Tovmasyan was supposed to make a defense speech today at the first instance court of the Kentron and Nork-Marash districts.

In accordance with his promise parliamentary candidate Hmayak Hovhannisyan will withdraw from the election race on December 27 in favour of Nikol Pashinyan.

On December 21 the Ambassador of Albania to Armenia, Vili Minarolli, presented the copies of his credentials to the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian.

Gagik Tsarukyan failed to show up at today's press conference at De Facto Club where he was scheduled to receive the award "Man of the Year" by De Facto magazine.

Aram Harutyunyan resigned of his own accord.

Prosecutor Harutyun Harutyunyan demanded to sentence junior policemen to a 3-year imprisonment.

Political analyst David Petrosyan thinks in the first half of 2010 Serzh Sargsyan will have to keep his promises given to world superpowers.

The People's Party of Armenia (HZhK) today released a message calling the partners of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) for impartiality.

The Armenian-Turkish border won’t be reopened till March 2010, says Richard Giragosian.

The press service of the Social Democratic Henchak Party (SDHK) released a message today which reads:

"The Congress expresses the will of the absolute majority of our Armenian partners, hence we approve of the decisions adopted by the Congress."

The Armenian National Congress is sad to report that issues jeopardizing the unity of the Social Democratic (Hnchakyan) Party have emerged.

"After all, Pashinyan was not born there," Sahakyan explained.

Gevorg Perkupekyan was introduced as the new chairman of the Social-Democratic (Hnchakyan) Party today.

The Assembly of Armenians of Europe is concerned about the policy adopted by the Republic of Armenia.

The PACE Monitoring Committee will start its session in Paris in an hour at 9:30 local time.

Armenia's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Akhtala town on December 16 to participate in the opening ceremony of a gas pipeline in Barit district.

"If we give up the struggle, 70% of the population will dream of abandoning Armenia."

According to our verified sources, the Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Henchak Party (SDHK), Lyudmila Sargsyan, has been expelled from the party.

“Serzh Sargsyan won’t be able to easily withdraw from the process of Armenian-Turkish rapprochement,” Stepan Demirtchyan told A1+

Today A1+ conducted a poll among the voters of Yerevan's Constituency 10 to know their opinion on the upcoming election and candidates.

Sasun Mikaelian, one of the few opposition leaders remaining in jail, is undergoing an operation today.

"The Defense Army of the NKR has not violated the cease-fire regime, neither in the past couple of days nor in general," said Mr. Hasratyan.

The Mili Mejlis of Azerbaijan is complaining about the U.S. Congress's December 8 decision on providing assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh.