MP Nikol Pashinyan, officially nominated by the Yelk faction as candidate for the Prime Minister of Armenia, considers necessary holding snap parliamentary elections after the election of the PM.

The state mechanism should not be demolished during the ongoing dialogue aimed at solving the current situation in Armenia, President Armen Sarkissian said in an interview to ONT – All-National Television of Belarus.

MP Nikol Pashinyan, who has been officially nominated by the Yelk faction as candidate for the Prime Minister of Armenia, says he will not put the issue of withdrawing from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) if elected.

The current situation in Armenia has only one option for settlement – within the framework of the Constitution. There are no other, and cannot be any other ways, Armenian President Armen Sarkissian said in an interview to ONT – All-National Television of Belarus.

A smoker couldn’t resist his crave for cigarettes for just about 2 and a half hours which prompted an emergency landing of the Moscow-Gyumri flight on April 29.

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has announced that within the framework of his constitutional powers, he will not allow for the country’s interests to be incorrectly taken into account.

The opposition Yelk faction of the Armenian parliament has unanimously voted for nominating Nikol Pashinyan for the May 1 election of Prime Minister, Yelk MP Ararat Mirzoyan told reporters April 30 after the faction’s sitting in the parliament.

The government of Japan has announced the 2018 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals on April 29. French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour is among the laureates, and the legendary singer was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for contributions in the development of music in Japan and strengthening friendship between Japan and France.

Armenia’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan returned from injury during Arsenal’s defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, but was left nursing a knock after levelling the scores, Arsenal reported.

The Delegation of the European Union and EU member states’ embassies in Armenia issued a statement on the political situation in Armenia.