Nearly 1650 employees of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant have received an average of 16% salary raise, and soon the government will also raise the wages of nearly 650 employees of the High Voltage Electric Networks of Armenia, the electricity distributor, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference on his 1st year in office, presenting the reforms and changes during the period.

 Economic monopolies in Armenia are eliminated, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told a press conference today on his 1st year in office.

 Armenia and Russian continue the discussions on the coordination of the main gas supply scheme until 2030, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told reporters at a press conference in Yerevan.

Slovakia has ratified the Armenia-EU Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Armenian Ambassador to Ukraine, former Ambassador to Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Tigran Seyranyan said on Twitter.

Taking into account that First President of Artsakh Robert Kocharyan is detained, we are asking you to make a decision ahead of May 9 and change the bail”. They said they are ready to provide any public guarantee that will be necessary for Kocharyan’s release.

The opening ceremony of a professional sports ground took place in Shushi on May 4. The sports ground was built with the support of Converse Bank, within the framework of the 25th anniversary of the Bank’s establishment.Representatives of Artsakh state and community structures, representatives of the Armenian banking system and guests attended the opening event.

Armenia’s entry for Eurovision 2019 Srbuk had her first rehearsal today in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Soldier Aganik Zoroglyan, who was wounded in Artsakh by the Azerbaijani fire on May 4, is still in critical condition, Armenia’s defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan told Armenpress.

“Yes, the judge has disqualified himself, now the case has been handed over to the court’s office to forward it to another randomly selected judge through the elecotronic system,” he said, adding that he is unaware of the reasons of the recusal.

 Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has offered condolences to the families of the victims of the Aeroflot Flight SU1492 crash through a telegram addressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Armenian President’s Office said.