The following statement was released after the Aug. 10 extraordinary plenary session of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau, convened in Yerevan.
The European Commission has approved € 2.4 billion ($2.6 billion) funding to European Union (EU) member countries as they attempt to manage the impact of the increasing numbers of people migrating from North Africa and the Middle East.
A Russian military court in Gyumri today sentenced Valery Permyakov, the Russian soldier found guilty for killing seven members of the Avetisyan family on January 12, to ten years for being AWOL and for carrying illegal firearms.
Alongside the photo is a poem by eldest son Sergey dedicated to the memory of his father. Sergey’s grandma tells me that on the day Davit was killed, Sergey stayed awake all night to pen the ode to his father.
Armenia’s Food Safety Service (FSS) has banned the importation of 700 kilograms of juice concentrate (strawberry, peach and mango) from Bulgaria because it was found to be past the expiration date.
Armenia’s Ministry of Health reports that 143,000 citizens between the ages of 35-68 have been examined for high blood pressure and another 98,000 have had their blood glucose levels tested.
In a Facebook post, the press spokesman for Armenia’s Ministry of Defense writes that Armenian military units foiled two Azerbaijani attempts to infiltrate the border with Armenia last night.
Residents of Basen, a rural community in Armenia’s Shirak Province, have been using solar power to heat their kindergarten and grow vegetables in a hothouse.
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