Republican Party of Armenia will form the new government alone for the first time since 1998, Eduard Sharmazanov, RPA Spokesperson, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, said at the meeting of the RPA Executive Body.

 On April 17, ArmenTel CJSC (Beeline brand) and SPB TV announced the launch of IPTV in Armenia. Andrey Pyatakhin, Director General of ArmenTel CJSC, said at today's press conference that IPTV is available in all the towns and 30 smaller settlements of Armenia.   

VTB Bank (Armenia) has launched a deposit action, which is a chance for each customer holding a no less than 100,000 AMD VTB Perspective+ deposit to get his or her interest at once when placing the deposit. The length of the deposit will be either 180 days or 365 days, the interest 12.5% at highest. 

 Democratic Nagorno-Karabakh will never become part of Sultan-ruled Azerbaijan, Turkologist Ruben Melkonyan told journalists on Thursday when asked to comment on Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov's statement that Azerbaijan is ready to provide Nagorno-Karabakh with the widest possible autonomy.

The upgraded three offices of VTB bank (Armenia) have started working in a new format in Sevan, Martuni and Vardenis towns of Gegarkunik region of Armenia. 

 The Government of Armenia is going to form a favorable tax system to develop small and medium entrepreneurship and to attract investments, Hovik Abrahamyan, the newly appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, said at today's session of the Government.    

During the next meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in Minsk on Apr 29, Armenia will sign an agreement on joining the Customs Union, Armenia's Economy Minister Vahram Avanesyan told journalists on Thursday.

A number of environmental NGOs and residents of Gegharkunik, Ararat and Armavir regions have launched a campaign to save Lake Sevan.

 The decision of the Orinats Yerkir Party to leave the coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia is evidence of panic in the power circles of Armenia, political expert, Ervand Bozoyan, said at today's press-conference. 

The Orinats Yerkir Party (OYP) should explain what it means saying about the created new political situation, they should explain why the party left the coalition, secretary of the RPA parliamentary faction, Hovanes Sahakyan, told Arminfo correspondent and added that only after that the RPA will value the decision of the OYP.

ARF Dashnaktsutyun Party will not join the coalition with the ruling Republican Party of Armenia and will continue acting in the opposition field, ARFD said in a statement. 

Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov's last statement about Azerbaijan's readiness to grant Nagorno-Karabakh autonomy was absurd, Spokesman of Nagorno- Karabakh President David Babayan said in an interview to ArmInfo.

 Prosperous Armenia Party will go on watching further actions by the Orinats Yerkir Party (Law Governed Country Party), and only after that value the adopted decisions, a member of the parliament from the PAP, press-secretary of the party, Tigran Urikhanyan, told ArmInfo correspondent.   "We still have nothing to say on the matter. We shall go on tracing further development of events", - he said when replying to the question if the PAP will cooperate with the Orinats Yerkir Party if the later joins the opposition. 

The statement by US Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar is a result of Armenia's position on the Crimea issue, Director of the Centre for Globalization and Regional Cooperation, political expert, Stepan Grigoryan, said at today's press-conference. 

 ArmenTel's subscribers will enjoy IP television within the next few days, Director General of ArmenTel (Beeline brand) Andrey Pyatakhin told ArmInfo's correspondent. 

What is the key problem you have been resolving since you were appointed Governor of Syunik region in May 2013? 

 Hovik Abrahamyan's appointment as prime minister means that the Republican Party of Armenia has no intention to change its manner of government, says Ashot Manucharyan, a member of the Karabakh Committee.

In corporate strategy for 2014 Araratbank gives special priority to the activities of businesswomen.

 Committed to the principles of corporate social responsibility, Rostelecom has been providing a number of educational establishments in Abovyan with free superhigh-speed Internet services since March 1, the press service of the company reports.  

Areximbank-Gazprombank Group has launched a campaign for motorists, under which it will provide the customers acquiring a motor vehicle insurance package with free non-chip MasterCards.