On August 24, 2016, Petrosyan took 4 people hostage in a bank in Moscow, threatening to blow up the explosive device which was strapped on his body. He released all hostages and surrendered later in the evening. The device was later revealed to be a dummy.
The re-inauguration ceremony of Artsakh’s President Bako Sahakyan took place September 7 during a special session of the country’s parliament.
Two ethnic Armenians have been killed, and three citizens of Armenia have been injured in the car crash on September 7 in Georgia.
The law on social assistance for bordering communities, which was initially effective until 2018, is being extended until 2021.
The Armenian passenger bus which was involved in a crash in Georgia’s Natakhtari region was operating illegally.
Harutyun Khachatryan has stepped down as director of Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival.
Martin Schulz, the candidate for Germany’s Chancellor from the Social Democratic Party, says Donald Trump has been the President of the United States for too long.
The Armenian government is optimizing the payment procedure of military pensions. The government adopted the relevant decision during today’s Cabinet meeting.
The PM tasked the ministers to include their best specialists in these working groups.
He stressed that “all members of the international community must fully implement UN’s sanctions against North Korea”.
