The Republican lawmaker says Armenia is likely to become a full-fledged member of the union by mid-October

Nagorno-Karabakh cannot hinder Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, said Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian

Prosecutor Gevorg Gevorgyan today demanded that a Yerevan court sentence political activist Shant Harutyunyan to seven years in prison.

During today’s parliament sitting, the secretary of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) faction again raised the issue of emigrati

“In the name of the opposition quartet, I request that the parliament speaker convene parliamentary hearings on the mounting escalation,” said Levon Zurabyan.

Political circles in Armenia do not pay attention to Tigranakert and I would call their indifference in one word – apathy, Doctor of Historical Sciences Hamlet Petrosyan said on Monday.

The sixth session of the Armenian Parliament of the 5th convocation started under the sounds of the state anthem.

“The [conflicting] sides are either engaged in patriotic rhetoric or are limited to reporting news,” Thomas De Waal said during the discussion held at the Media Centre.

Pre-Parliament civic initiative has made a video telling about the challenges faced by Armenia.

The draft agenda includes 145 issues and 25 international agreements.

At HHK Council session Surik Khachatryan’s and Syunik governor’s issue in general wasn’t discussed. This was informed to journalists by HHK spokesman Eduard Sharmazanov.

Syunik former governor Surik Khachatryan is also taking part in HHK Council session.

Before the Republican Party Council session, NA HHK party deputy Ashot Aghababyan, who was a bite drunk, spoke to journalists.

“There is no serious expectation for Armenia from that union,”- summed up Yervand Bozoyan.

Tomorrow the National Self-Determination Union (AIM) leader Paruyr Hayrikyan starts a hunger strike.

Education Minister Armen Ashotyan hasn’t smoked for a week.

Yezidis Union head Aziz Tamoyan added that most of Irak Yezidis want to come to Armenia, as it is the safest place for them.

Mammadov Javid Samiroglu was captured by DA soldiers.

The article of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian with slight reductions published in French “Le Figaro” newspaper. We present the full version of the article.

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Now he is Senior Fellow at the Center for Middle Atlantic relations.

We will continue to support efforts towards a peaceful settlement of the conflicts in the South Caucasus and the Republic of Moldova on the basis of the principles and norms of international law, the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act.

Meetings and negotiations are much better than hostilities and military actions, says the head of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun.

“Robert Kocharyan will never oppose the HAK,” says Lernik Alexanyan.