A regional head of Armenia’s Social Security Service has been arrested on bribery charges.
On June 25, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh, the OSCE Mission conducted a planned monitoring of the ceasefire regime on the border of Artsakh and Azerbaijan, in the north-east direction of Akna.
During the period from June 16 to 22 the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact more than 190 times by firing nearly 2000 shots from various caliber weapons at the Armenian positions.
The Armenian government is ready to support everyone’s individual efforts aimed at contributing to the country’s economic development, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in his remarks at the My Step For Tavush Province business forum in Dilijan town on June 22.
The statement reads: “The Azerbaijani media reports according to which on June 20 and overnight June 21 the Armenian forces have violated the ceasefire regime with the use of grenade launhers is another disinformation.
Grigoryan will be the first Armenian ambassador to Uzbekistan.
Ahead of an upcoming meeting with Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov in Washington D.C., Armenia’s FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan held a meeting with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew Schofer of the United States of America.
His third life began in 1996 when he became Armenia’s prime minister, a demanding job cut short the following year when he was diagnosed with cancer. On his recovery, he returned to London to pursue a lucrative career as a business adviser to some of the world’s biggest multinationals, interspersed with further ambassadorial spells.
President Armen Sarkissian and spouse Nouneh Sarkissian welcomed the guests, expressing hope that during their short visit they will manage to visit many sites and learn a lot about Armenia.
Deputy Commander of Artsakh’s Defense Army Major General Vardan Balayan has retired.
