The Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania unanimously approved the Armenia-EU Agreement at the first reading, Tigran Mkrtchyan – Armenia’s Ambassador to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, said on Twitter.
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.
The Delegation of the European Union and EU member states’ embassies in Armenia issued a statement on the political situation in Armenia.
A tree gifted to US President Donald Trump by French President Emmanuel Macron has disappeared, BBC reported.
The Republican party (HHK) faction of the Armenian parliament will not obstruct the PM election process in case of a single candidate being nominated by the other political forces – the Tsarukyan faction, the ARF faction and the Yelk faction – HHK faction leader Vahram Baghdasaryan told reporters after meeting with opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan today.
The US State Department has released a statement over the current domestic situation in Armenia.
Well-known analyst and commentator Anne Applebaum has published an analytical article in The Washington Post, referring to the developments in Armenia.
At the initiative of President Armen Sarkissian, a telephone conversation took place with UN Secretary General António Guterres on April 27.
Member of the National Assembly Gevorg Kostanyan representing the Republican Party of Armenia rules out that MPs representing the RPA can vote in favor of Nikol Pashinyan on May 1 special session for electing Prime Minister, the MP told the reporters at the National Assembly.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Azerbaijani counterpart Elmar Mammadyarov on April 27, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
