The European Union is launching a grant program worth 1.5 million euros designed to strengthen the capacity of Armenian civil society, the head of the EU Delegation to Armenia, Piotr Switalski, told journalists on Monday.

Former US president Bill Clinton has been spending some time with predecessor George H W Bush and wife Barbara in Houston, reports the Telegraph.

At the invitation of Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Mikheil Janelidze will pay an official visit to Armenia on April 11-12, press service of the Armenian MFA informed.

The new National Assembly with its staff will hold its first session on April 27. However, as Hrayr Tovmasyan, Chief of Staff of the Parliament, said it depends on whether Congress-PPA bloc will appeal election results in the Constitutional Court or no.

Russia was “in an inch from the confrontation” with the United States following the US missile strike on the Syrian Ash Sha’irat airfield, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Monday.

Authorities in Beijing have announced a new program of monetary compensation to citizens of up to 500 thousand yuan (72,4 thousand dollars) for providing information about the activities of spies and foreign intelligence agencies, follows from the relevant decision by the public security Bureau of Beijing, distributed by the Chinese media, reports BBC.

One of the prominent Eurovision events – ‘Eurovision in Concert’ was held in Amsterdam. Representatives of 35 countries performed songs at the event.

Presenting the steps taken, the PM said Armenia-Georgia-Russia trilateral talks were held aimed at reducing the tariffs for the cargo transportation at abovementioned routes.

The RPA proportional list is headed by current Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, Yerkir Tsirani’s list is headed by party president Zaruhi Postanjyan, and Yelk bloc’s list is led by MP, Civil contract party board member Nikol Pashinyan.

“We are here for justice in the Dink murder trials. Once again we say that we are here to follow the process of the trial and expect justice. This trial lasts for 10 years, we are waiting for 10 years for the real responsible of the murder to be punished, however there are still people who haven’t faced the trial,” the gathered demonstrators said.