President Armen Sarkissian appointed Sergei Chichoyan to serve as judge in the court of first instance of general jurisdiction of Gegharkunik province, the president’s office said.

A meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev is not planned within the framework of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s upcoming visit to Russia.

Vahagn Eloyan, the 26 year old soldier who was gunned down by Azerbaijan in Artsakh, was posthumously awarded by President Bako Sahakyan with the For Service in Battle medal for bravery, the Artsakh presidential office said.

Captain of Armenia’s national football team and midfielder of Arsenal Henrikh Mkhitaryan has held a live Q&A with football fans.

Sasun Khachatryan has been nominated to servce as head of the Special Investigative Service, pending approval at the June 11 extraordinary Cabinet meeting.

President of the Investigative Committee of Armenia Mr. Aghvan Hovsepyan has resigned.

Armenia’s military police have uncovered en extortion case involving military servicemen, defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan said on Facebook.

According to Azerbaijani news media, President Ilham Aliyev will also participate in the June 14 opening ceremony of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Moscow, Russia.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has re-appointed a number of deputy ministers.

The killing of a Defense Army serviceman of Artsakh a day before the visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs to Armenia is a provocation aimed at escalating the situation in the region and failure of the agreements over de-escalations, Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Tigran Balayan said in a commentary, the ministry said.