Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has not discussed the possibility of declaring a state of emergency with any foreign leader in April when he was Prime Minister, head of the former president’s office Nairi Petrossian said on Facebook in response to a Reuters article suggesting that Mr. Sargsyan mulled implementing state of emergency in phone discussions with Russian officials and his team members one day before resigning.

Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting in Sochi on the sidelines of the Eurasian intergovernmental council sitting.

Solutions to any issues shouldn’t be expected from the Pashinyan-Putin meeting in Sochi, since the meeting has an acquaintance nature, Tevan Poghosyan, president of the International Center For Human Development said at a press conference.

As part of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council sitting in Sochi, Russia, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Tigran Sargsyan.

Soldier of Artsakh’s Defense Army Shamkhal Petrosyan, born in 1998, received a severe gunshot wound by the Azerbaijani fire on May 13, at 22:35, in one of the military units located in the northern direction of the Defense Army.

New minister of education and science of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan gave a new instruction to the ministry staff regarding the business trips.

Newly appointed minister of culture Lilit Makunts told reporters during her first day in office that understandably her appointment was a surprise for many people, just like the appointment of many other new Cabinet members was a surprise.

New minister of healthcare Arsen Torosyan’s online statements have caused various comments in social media.

Based on the proposals of Armenian Prime Minister, President Armen Sarkissian on May 12 signed decrees on appointing 12 ministers.

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian on May 12 signed a decree on appointing Zohrab Mnatsakanyan minister of foreign affairs of Armenia, the Presidential Office said.