President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has admitted that he does not remember all the resolutions adopted by the Parliament.

Emerging from the financial crisis, the global economy is strengthening. Yet around the world most people are still being excluded from opportunities to better themselves and achieve prosperity. Increasingly the biggest benefits of growth are being captured instead by a tiny elite. We live in a world where the 85 richest people own the wealth of half of the world’s population.

 Los Angeles City Council has unanimously recognized the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh as an independent and sovereign state.  

As Asbarez reported, the resolution, submitted and adopted on 10 September 2013, notes that the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh contributes to the stability in the region of Caucasus conducting free and fair elections. The resolution was officially submitted to the NKR resident representative to Washington last week. At the same time an appeal is made to the international community to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as a free, independent and sovereign state.  
The author of the resolution is Los Angeles Council member of Armenian nationality Paul Grigorian.

Major tasks for 2014 are improvement of the quality of medical services and anti-corruption activities, Health Minister Derenik Dumanyan told reports, Monday. Relevant measures will be taken to this end within the year, he said.

The minister announced 2014 the year of a healthy lifestyle. In particular, he said, under a relevant legislative initiative, flour will be enriched with microelements that are insufficient in food, according to research.

In addition, construction of medical establishments and ambulatories will be enhanced in the country. Thus, 6 ambulatories will be built in 2014, including 3 in Tavush region. Construction of the medical centers in Berd and Kapan will be completed and a new hospital will be built in Chambarak. In addition, construction of medical centers has been launched in Vanadzor and Meghri. Dumanyan said that all these medical establishments will be supplied with the necessary equipment.

Furthermore, he said, capital repair will be launched at the Haematology and Blood Transfusion Center after R. Eolyan to create a new bone-marrow transplantation department. The minister said that a program screening non-infectious diseases among population will kick off this year. Diabetes, oncology and heart diseases are in question, he explained.

Derenik Dumanyan recalled the achievements in the health care sector for 2013. Particularly, he spotlighted the legislative reforms that allowed state procurement of drugs directly from producers. In fact, insulin was procured for $3.60 instead of the previous $12, saving 600 million budgetary funds. Dumanyan assured reporters that all the diabetes patients in the country are provided with insulin by 100%. 

In addition, he said, profits from paid medical services grew 32.1% for 10 months of 2013 versus the same period of 2012 to 25.652.0 million drams. The minister made a point of supervision of the drug procurement sector.

 Azerbaijan is in too favorable a situation to prove anything to anyone. Despite the views that oil is running out and there is no democracy in Azerbaijan, the situation is so far in favor of Aliyev and he can afford himself to choose formats of cooperation, says Erika Lerner, a Czech member of the Association of the European Center of Meetings between East and West, in response to ArmInfo's question in an online interview.

"One should not forget that Armenia's intention to access the Customs Union is just an intention so far. Look at how surprising was President Sargsyan's decision to access the Customs Union amid talks for the association with the EU. This means that we'd better refrain from any predictions before the fact of accession or signing of an agreement," says Erika Lerner, a Czech member of the Association of the European Center of Meetings between East and West, in response to ArmInfo's question in an online interview.

 Unlike Ukraine, Georgia is not torn between Russia and EU. Neither Georgia sells its position on the 'who gives more' principle. The statement came from Erika Lerner, a Czech member of the Association of the European Center of Meetings between East and West, in response to ArmInfo's question in an online interview. 

 Karabakh conflict is at risk of turning into Israeli- Palestinian, says Erika Lerner, a Czech member of the Association of the European Center of Meetings between East and West, in an online interview with ArmInfo.

One should never rule out possible resumption of military actions in Nagorno-Karabakh, however, it is low probable in the foreseeable future, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said at today's meeting at the Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. According to Sargsyan, the combat readiness of the Armenian armed forces is quite high. This is proved by the fact that a common Armenian detachment consisting of 9 soldiers defeated Azerbaijani special operations detachment which was three or four times as big as the Armenian detachment.   

The meeting of Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers, Edward Nalbandian and Elmar Mammadyarov, has got underway in Paris. 

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stresses the need to thoroughly explain the core of the pension reforms to the citizens to avoid public protests. 

The obligatory accumulative pension system is as dangerous as the war or genocide or years long drought, Armenia's former prime minister and at present a member of the parliament from the opposition Armenian National Congress, Hrant Bagratyan, wrote at his Facebook page. 

 The silence of the pension funds empowered to manage the pension assets runs counter to the future pensioners' interests, Aram Kayfajyan, CEO at Armenbrok Investment Company, has told ArmInfo when commenting on the fact that most citizens are unaware of the important components of the accumulative pension system. 

Civil initiative "I am against" is not striving to the political power and is acting only for benefit of citizens, the initiative has disseminated such a statement at its Facebook page. 

 Members of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia have already expressed their stance on the statement by the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. Therefore, there is no need to return to the issue, Eduard Sharmazanov, RPA Spokesperson, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, said at the meeting of the RPA Executive Body.

 Chairman of Politologists' Union of Armenia, Hmayak Hovhannisyan, did not expect that President Serzh Sargsyan will interfere in the "virtual war" between the second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. 

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has spent almost $200,000 for rejuvenation treatment in a Korean clinic. 

 The Paris meeting between Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian and Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, will not result in progress in the Karabakh conflict settlement, the head of the Politologists' Union of Armenia, Hmayak Hovhannisyan, said at today's press-conference. 

There should be a number of political, military and economic prerequisites for a new war to start in Nagorno-Karabakh. Today we have no such prerequisites, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan told journalists on Friday.