Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has slammed media rumors on his alleged desire to see former President Levon Ter-Petrosyan take office as president as “absurd”.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan commented on the statement of 2nd President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan about his return to politics.

A certain portion of the North-South Road Corridor will be a toll road after the project is completed. The toll will not exceed the price of gas which is spent when traveling the existing road, minister of transportation, communication and IT Ashot Hakobyan told reporters today at a press conference on his 100 days in office.

Russian President Vladimir Putin very much appreciates and maintains ties with both current and former leaders of various countries of the world, PM Nikol Pashinyan said when asked whether or not there was a political context in Putin’s birthday congratulations to ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan.

The phrasing chosen by Hayk Marutyan, candidate for Yerevan Mayor from the My Step bloc, weren’t too accurate, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters.

Director of National Security Service Arthur Vanetsyan says former Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan will be questioned over the Yerevan Foundation fraud case.

Director of National Security Service Arthur Vanetsyan says he has nominated his candidacy for the upcoming election of president of the football federation of Armenia.

Dozens of farmers from the province of Armavir have blocked the highway leading to Yerevan as protest to the grape procurement prices.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Moscow on September 8. High-level Armenian-Russian talks will be held, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia newspaper.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has dismissed Ambassador to Ukraine Andranik Manukyan.