ArmInfo.Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, sent a message of condolence  to the Minister of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and his accompanying staff as a result of the helicopter crash.

ArmInfo.More than 4 kg of marijuana, 24 grams of hashish oil and 66 grams of cocaine were found  in courier parcels from the United States, reports the press service of the State Revenue Committee of Armenia.

ArmInfo.The so-called delimitation of the state border in the Tavush region of Armenia, is taking place  without any explanation or reason. Former Armenian Ombudsman Arman Tatoyan wrote on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.On May 20, the RA NA Vice President Ruben Rubinyan received the members of the  Social-Democratic Faction of the German Bundestag.

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan is participating in an International Conference on  Nuclear Security: Shaping the Future, in Vienna. Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ani Badalyan wrote on her Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The NA President Alen Simonyan sent a condolence letter to the Speaker of the Majlis of the  Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, where it particularly says:

ArmInfo. On May 21, 2024, lawyers in Armenia begin protests.  This is stated in the message of the RA Chamber of Lawyers.

ArmInfo. The RA National Security Service has already notified the restriction of entry and exit of citizens to the village of Kirants, Tavush region. The head of the regional police department of the Republic of Armenia, Artur Mkrtchyan, told reporters about this on May 20, commenting on the accumulation of law enforcement forces around the village and the refusal to allow representatives of the "Tavush for the Motherland"  movement into this locality.

ArmInfo.The New Force party, led by ex-mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan, is ready to support the Tavush for the Motherland movement. This is stated in Marutyan's statement on his Facebook page in connection with the proposal he received for a meeting from the leader of the movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan.

ArmInfo.Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Janna Andreasyan participates in the international conference of ministers of culture dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the birth of the poet Makhtumkuli Fragi in Ashkhabad , the capital of Turkmenistan.

ArmInfo.Armenian FM Ararat Mirzoyan has expressed his deepest condolences to the Iranian government and Foreign Ministry over the crash of the copter carrying President Raeisi and the Iranian top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.

ArmInfo.Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) reported that the access to the Kirants village has been "temporarily restricted" out of "security and operational necessity." It said Armenian border guards subordinate to  the NSS are starting their deployment in and around Kirants.

ArmInfo. The leader of the "Kamk" ("Will") initiative Vahagn Chakhalyan, accused of committing hooliganism using information or communication technologies, was sent under house arrest by a court decision.

ArmInfo.Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to His Highness the Supreme  Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and his accompanying staff as a result of the helicopter crash.

ArmInfo. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to  Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, officials and state media said on Monday, world mass media report. 

ArmInfo.In Strasbourg on the margins of the session of CoE Committee of Ministers Armenia's FM  Ararat Mirzoyan had an exchange with OSCE Chair-in-office, FM of Malta Ian Borg,  the press service of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports.

ArmInfo.The political forces participating in the discussion of the situation in Armenia agree on  one thing: the future prime minister of the country should be primate of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. The archbishop himself told reporters on May 18.

ArmInfo. A group of employees of the RA border troops is already in the village of Kirants, Tavush  region of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The main cause of the problems of Armenia and the Armenian people is one person who sits on Republic Square, in building No1 and from whom we need to get rid of. Leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, stated on May 17 during a meeting with representatives of various political forces in the country.

ArmInfo.By building a road in Kirants, the safety of the village residents will be ensured.  Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of the Republic of Armenia Gnel Sanosyan told media representatives during a trip to the village.