All the talk that the Russian authorities are trying to recreate the USSR by creating the Eurasian Economic Union are groundless, Director of the New York based Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, political scientist Andranik Mihranyan said at a video conference in Yerevan on Tuesday.  

 Along with the possibility of depositing handsets for repair in any Orange shop all over the country, as well as tracking at any time the status of device repair through Orange website, Orange now provides "Quick repair" and "Delivery of repaired devices" services in its Flagship store, located on Northern Avenue 1. "Repair in the presence of the customer" service is as well available in certain cases, the press service of the company has told ArmInfo.

Beeline and Child Development Foundation opened two development centers for children with special needs in the kindergarten of Ayntap community and N2 School in Nor Kharberd community.                                                 As press-service of the company reported, "Knowledge for the Sake of Prosperity" program aims to contribute to the development of inclusive education in Armenian regions and Yerevan. Inclusive education specialists attended specialized courses and consultations, and child development centers were equipped with special and cognitive games and literature prepared by the child Development Foundation. 

 The Monitoring Report on the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the Facilitation of the Issuance of Visas was presented in Yerevan on Tuesday.

 VivaCell-MTS continues the draw for its "Personal" and the "City Talks" tariff plans subscribers, who are users of the "Special" package in active status, the press service of the company has told ArmInfo. To remind, the "365" draw is based on a-smartphone-a-day-within-a-year principle.

It is impossible to speak of compromises if Baku rattles the sabre, Vice Speaker of Armenian Parliament, Spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov told journalists on Tuesday.  

 The total of 354 citizens of Ukraine living in Armenia applied for taking part in the parliamentary election in Ukraine, 102 of which voted, Ukraine's Ambassador to Armenia, Ivan Kukhta, told ArmInfo correspondent. 

The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has initiated a criminal case following the media reports about the incident that occurred to blind 
former ASALA activist, now member of the Preparliament movement Alek  Yenikomshian on Oct 20.

The reports say that on that day Yenikomshian's neighbor was taking  him back home in his car from an automobile protest action when a  group of men stopped them. They said they were policemen, pulled  Yenikomshian out of the car, got into it and went away, leaving the  blind man right in the middle of the highway.

During a meeting at the Hotel de Marigny Monday evening French President Francois Hollande, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Azerbaijani President 
Ilham Aliyev, OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (the United States), Pierre Andrieu (France) and Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk summed up the results of the meetings they had earlier in the day.  

The press service of the Armenian President quotes those present at the meeting as saying that they had to continue fostering dialogue and building confidence between the parties to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict as that was the only way to achieve progress in the peace talks. They were unanimous that peace was the only solution to the conflict. They agreed to further organize presidential meetings and to exchange data on missing people through the ICRC.

The website of the French President reports that during his meetings with the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents Hollande said that the existing status quo in Nagorno-Karabakh was not stable. So, he urged the parties to show political will, to stop their disputes and to prepare their peoples for a comprehensive peace agreement.

 VTB Bank (Armenia) is the leader by the credit investments according to the results of the 3Q 2014 - 224.3 billion AMD. As press-service of the bank reported, credit portfolio of the bank grew by 3,3% versus the beginning of the current year. 

 In a new article, Hasan Pasa, the grandson of Cemal Pasa, one of the Armenian Genocide organizers, touches on the topic of Armenians, Kurds and Alawis in Turkey, who have to conceal their origin and nationality.   

ArmInfo-Turan. Prior to the Paris meeting of the presidents of France, Azerbaijan and Armenia,  Dinara, a daughter  of the arrested human rights activists  Leyla Yunus, sent an open letter to Francois

Iran Aseman Air's Boeing 737 flying from Tehran to Yerevan made an emergency landing at Mehrabad airport on Monday.

During a court trial in Stepanakert on Monday Azeri raider Shahbaz Guliyev gave some details of the murder of Armenian youth from Nagorno-Karabakh's Shahumyan district Smbat Tsakanyan.

 The Chkalov village of Lori region has a history of 250 years. One of the most vital issues of the community is the absence of the drinking water supply network. The only spring situated in the center of the village, from which the villagers take water, is getting scarce. People have to get to the spring from morning till late evening to have water for the basic needs of the household.

Mr. Manucharyan, what can you say about the reasons, core and prospects of the Ukrainian crisis?

 The Armenian-French high-level talks in Paris are over.  

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and Azebaijani President Ilham Aliyev have started their meeting in Paris, Spokesman of the Armenian President Arman Saghatelyan says on Twitter.

 On Monday the Armenian authorities commemorated the victims of the Oct 27 1999 terrorist act in the Armenian Parliament.

Closure and conservation of the illegal artesian wells in the Ararat Valley will help saving over 360 million cu m of water annually, Deputy Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Khachik Hakobyan told reporters, Monday.