Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan reaffirms his asseveration that there will be no vendettas in Armenia, but there will be justice and rule of law, ARMENPRESS reports the PM said during answering the questions of citizens on Facebook Live. “We take measures to return what has been looted from the people. Of course, I am ...

The Montreal City Council passed a resolution (statement) on the occasion of the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide at its special session on April 15. In the text of the resolution it is particularly mentioned that the 1915 Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the 20th century during which two thirds of the Armen...

According to the operations reports of the Police of Armenia, 52 cases of crime were detected in the territory of the republic from April 18 to April 19, 4 of which were previously committed crimes. In particular, 11 cases of personal theft, 6 cases of causing bodily harm and fraud, 3 cases of misappropriation or embezzlement,...

Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan sent a letter of condolences to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the tragic tourist bus crash that occurred in Portugal’s island of Madeira, claiming numerous lives, the PM’s Office told Armenpress. “I have learnt with a deep sorrow about the tragic incident in the island of Madeira wh...

On April 18, the NSS filed criminal charges against Sanasaryan in an ongoing investigation that began on February 20 against other State Oversight Service officials suspected in corruption. The NSS said Sanasaryan abused his powers and meddled into procurement processes that would benefit a private company that is de-facto cont...

The 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Corruption will be held in China from April 25-27, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said at a press conference on April 19. The Forum will be attended by representatives of 150 countries, including 37 heads of state. Representatives of 90 international organizations will also take pa...

The peacekeeping brigade of the Armenian Defense Ministry’s Military Police will carry out a peacekeeping mission in Syria soon, the Military Police said in a news release today. The announcement was made today during an awarding ceremony when officers of the brigade were bestowed with medals. Military chaplain Bishop Vrtanes Ab...

Visitors to Rome this Easter can have a once-in-a-lifetime experience: climbing the original stairs that Jesus is said to have walked on while on his way up to be judged by Pontius Pilate before his crucifixion, CNN reports. The Holy Stairs -- known in Latin as Scala Sancta -- have been covered with wooden planks for 300 years...

Speaker of the Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko announced that President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan may hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the session of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council which will take place in Kazakhstan on May 29, RIA Novosti reported. ...

Russian border guards in Armenia have apprehended a trespasser near the Meghrashat community for illegally crossing the Armenian-Turkish border, the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia told Armenpress. The incident occurred on April 16. While clarifying the details of the incident the trespasser informed that he is a cit...