Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement hailing Brazilian Senate’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

On May 27, the Federal Senate of Brazil unanimously passed Resolution No 550/2015 introduced by Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and National Defense of the Senate, Federal Senator Aloizio Nunez Fereira Filio and Federal Senator Jose Sera.

Dashnaktustyun has been asked about the possibility of forming a coalition government foe seven years ever since it left the coalition. “We have been giving the same answer for seven years, saying we do not have such an intention.”

The investigative body studying the attack on activist Artak Khachatryan has interrogated the person who telephoned the ambulance service on February 7 to report about the violent attack.

The situation has been relatively calm in Syria in the recent week, says Shahan Gantaharyan, chief editor of Beirut-based Azdak daily.

Karen Mejlumyan, the lawyer of Armenian Prime Minister’s wife Ruzanna Khachatryan, has filed a criminal case against “Hraparak” for slandering the premier’s wife.

The website of the Commission on Ethics of High-Ranking Officials reports that the ambassador paid 40.8 million drams for two apartments and 34.8 drams for the third one.

Armenia and Azerbaijan have presented documents in the UN accusing each other of violating the ceasefire along the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan

Voice of America correspondent in Turkey Dorian Jones has prepared a report for VOA about the criminal case filed over the return Sis Catholicosate (Church seat) located in the current territory of Turkey.

Today there were many children at Sardarapat Memorial. They were not only photographed near the Memorial with great excitement, but also they were telling what they know about May heroic battles.

Advisor to the RA President, Chief Military Inspector, former Defense Minister Mikayel Harutyunyan thinks that today there is still a danger of war, but they do everything in order to ensure the security of the state.

He thinks that even if the commission plans that this or that institution should obtain cars, the commission is guided by the norms set by the Government. In all other cases the companies make purchases at their own profits’ expense.

The first stamp of the third Republic of Armenia was imprinted on the envelope, in which there was a letter of President Levon Ter-Petrosyan to Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I.

In this context the speaker notes that the most important achievement of Armenia during heroic battles of May was the declaration of the Republic of Armenia, which seemed to be a miracle.

Biden noted that Vladimir Putin has led Russia in different direction during his third term as Russia's president starting from 2012, “Putin openly shows disrespect to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, as a result of which the attitude towards the RF is changing.”

Representatives of Armenian organizations in the USA are sure that the First Armenian Republic was established due to the unique role and efforts of the Armenian nation.

Today is the First Armenian Republic Day. The victorious battles in May, 1918 were crowned by the establishment of the First Armenian Republic.

Rallies against electricity price increase are organized both in Yerevan and different settlements in the republic. According to the organizers, citizens have many reasons for struggle.

The participants say they are not going to pay off the debts accumulated in the result of poor management of the Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA).

“If they cannot manage the sector and govern the country, let them step down and leave the country,” they said.

The Ministry of Finance says the man pictured in an article on A1+ Company’s website (www.a1plus.am) does not work in the Ministry, hence cannot have any connection with the Minister of Finance.

A march has started in Armenia’s second largest city of Gyumri against the expected increase in electricity tariffs.

Naira Zohrabyan, Leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), Chairperson of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration, asked Chief Treasurer Atom Janjughazyan about grants and other funds received from the European Union.

Armenian Ombudsman cannot say yet whether the act of placing a levy on employees of the Networks of Armenia (ENA) companywho want to drive Lexus cars is a violation of human rights or not.