Yerevan, Armenia News

YEREVAN, May 22./ARKA/. Diversified energy supply resources in Armenia will ensure energy security and meet the domestic demand, said John Heffern, U.S. ambassador to Armenia, on Wednesday.

YEREVAN, May 22./ARKA/. Yerevan City Hall is summing up the results of the Best Brand for Yerevan contest, Novosti-Armenia reported.

"Hraparak" reports on dramatic protests that were held on Saturday by relatives of an Armenian army soldier who was shot and killed by a fellow conscript for still unclear reasons this month.

Organizer of the concert of the world-famous Spanish opera singer Montserrat Caballe in Yerevan, Vahagn Gevorgyan denied information about the singer's planned performance in the occupied Azerbaijani territories, Novosti-Armenia reported.

Famous opera singer Montserrat Caballe will perform at the State Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia in occupied Azerbaijani territories and in Yerevan, News.am reported.

YEREVAN, May 21./ARKA/. Great Britain supports the peace-building efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group concerning the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said at the meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian in London.

YEREVAN, May 21. / ARKA /. On Monday prime minister Tigran Sargsyan presented his government's plan of actions for 2013-2017 to parliament's consideration.

Armenia's Administrative Court refused on Monday to invalidate the official results of the May 5 municipal elections in Yerevan, throwing out an appeal by Raffi Hovannisian's opposition bloc.

Gagik Khachatrian, the controversial chief of Armenia's tax and customs services, has not abused his position to enrich himself or his relatives, according to a state anti-graft body that has investigated corruption allegations leveled against him.

In an about-face condemned by the opposition, the ruling Republican Party of Armenia blocked on Monday the launch a new parliamentary inquiry into the 2008 deadly post-election violence in Yerevan.

Armenia granted Russia's Gazprom giant ownership of a pipeline supplying limited amounts of natural gas from Iran under pressure from Moscow, a senior Armenian pro-government lawmaker said on Tuesday.

YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. Arman Barseghyan, Ameriabank's director in charge of retail banking transactions, told journalists on Tuesday that the bank's retail portfolio is expected to grow 15% for the first six months of this year from $70 million to more than $80 million.

YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. Hail damage to crops in Armavir and Aragatsotn regions of Armenia totaled around $35-40 million, chairman of agrarian-peasant union of Armenia Hrach Berberyan told a press conference Tuesday.

A document entitled 'Six Principles' does not and never has existed. The updated Madrid principles has an integral part which includes six articles, the director of the Centre for Political Innovations and Technologies, political analyst Mubariz Ahmadoglu told Trend on Monday.

YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. An Armenian political analyst, Arkady Vardanian, was detained Monday by Armenia's National Security Service on suspicion of plotting a murder.

YEREVAN, May 20./ARKA/. Armenia's legislative body, the National Assembly, will discuss Thursday the possible increase of natural gas tariffs, and Friday assistance to the farmers whose areas were damaged by the strong hail, said Monday Hovik Abrahamyan, the speaker of the parliament, at the parliamentary session.

YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. The OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs on Karabakh peace settlement ware visiting the region at the end of May, press office of Armenian foreign ministry reported after the meeting of Armenian and Azeri foreign ministers with the mediators.

YSMU recognized by Medical Board of California May 18, 2013 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan State Medical University has achieved recognition by Medical Board of California, Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan posted on his Facebook page.

Interfax, Russia May 16 2013 Rally against gas price increase held in Yerevan YEREVAN.

Scandal rising after death in the military: Killed soldier's father heads to Yerevan with son's body 12:05 - 18.05.13 The father of Luxe Stepanyan, the Armenian army private reported killed earlier this week, is heading to Yerevan with the coffin carrying his son's body to hold a protest in front of the Government.