A criminal case has been brought under Article 309, Section 2 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia based on the materials prepared in the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia according to the report of Gevorg M, a prisoner of “Vanadzor” Criminal-Executive Institution of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia.

RA special investigation service has announced an open contest for the vacancy of investigator for important cases.

French President Francois Hollande, who came to Armenia with the invitation of Serzh Sargsyan, ended two-day state visit and left Yerevan. French President’s departure official ceremony held in Zvartnots international airport.

Today within the frames of French President Francois Hollande’s state visit to Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan and Francois Hollande took part in the park opening ceremony in Yerevan named after writer, French resistance fighter, French national hero Misak Manushyan. The Presidents of two countries thanked the event organizers and Yerevan residents for taking part in the ceremony and paying tribute to Misak Manushyan’s memory.

Serzh Sargsyan met the French leader at Zvartnots airport.

NKR National Assembly speaker Ashot Ghoulyan, deputy premier Arthur Aghabekyan, other officials, guests from Armenia and abroad partook in the event.

Armenia’s Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan received Monday a delegation from the French company Saur - the contract manager of the Armenian Water and Sewerage CJSC.

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan met IMF Armenian mission head Marc Horton. Welcoming Marc Horton in the RA Government, Prime Minster noted that he is very interested and stresses the importance of cooperation with the IMF. In this context, the speakers discussed the cooperation and the main directions of the RA economic policy and issues connected with economy development.

RA Defense Ministry informs, that according to previous information, 10.05.2014 at 08:50, in one of the northeastern military units soldier Nerses Kh. Karapetyan was found with gunshot wound in the head. On the way to Ijevan hospital Nerses Karapetyan died.

According to the NKR Defense Army operative data, during May 4-10 on Karabakh-Azerbaijani border line the enemy violated the ceasefire regime for 400 times, during which more than 3000 shots were toward the Armenian front keepers from different caliber weapons.

Comment by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian on the address of American Co-Chairman of the OSCE Minsk Group at the Carnegie Endowment in Washington D.C.

In Stepanakert, the two leaders laid flowers to the monument commemorating martyrs perished in World War II and the Artsakh Liberation war.

Serzh Sargsyan today left for the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on a working visit.

For the Armenian people, May 9 holds great significance because it heralded the beginning of a new and peaceful life. During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Armenians fought in the trenches of justice and freedom and came out with credit.

Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan’s decision

On 8 May Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan partook in a ceremony of putting into operation the newly-built apartment building on the Toumanyan Street in capital Stepanakert.

In Moscow, Mr Sargsyan is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.

"He is only expected to visit the construction site of the first Carrefour hypermarket in Armenia,” said the Embassy.

The Armenian leader expressed solidarity with the families of the deceased, wishing fortitude to the victims’ families and a rapid recovery to the injured.

Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree to appoint former Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Armen Movsisyan Advisor to Armenian President.

Today in Tsaghkadzor RA Agriculture Ministry “Agro-business and village development center” foundation and Austrian Development cooperation arranged “One region, one health” regional conference started its works.

On May 6, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno Karabakh and Azerbaijan in the north-western direction of NKR Martakert region Seysulan residence.

He also congratulated Hovhannes Manukyan on the appointment and wished him success and productive work.

The north-western direction of the Contact Line leading to the Seisulan settlement will come under observation this time.