Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin signed an order on awarding Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Tigran Sargsyan with the Stolypin Medal 1st Class.
Armenian foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and foreign minister of the Netherlands Stef Blok discussed the peaceful settlement process of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict during their meeting in Yerevan, the Armenian FM told reporters during a joint press conference with his Dutch counterpart.
Police are currently conducting negotiations with the gunman inside the Erebuni Plaza Business Center in downtown Yerevan.
No injuries are reported, according to preliminary reports.
Giulio Centemero, Member of Italian Chamber of Deputies (lower house of parliament) delivered remarks on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Armenian massacres in Baku.
Stressing that the plurality of information, freedom of the media, political competition, rule of law, justice and democracy are the main principles and values of a democratic society and are key to the success of Armenian statehood-building;
Armenian foreign ministry spokeswoman Anna Naghdalyan commented on the question relating to the nervous reactions of Azerbaijani authorities to the events held in Armenia on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the anti-Armenian pogroms in Baku.
