Vardan Petrosyan has been transferred from the pretrial detention facility to the Kankor cardiovascular clinic to undergo follow-up examination. According to preliminary information, his health is not endangered.  

 Air Armenia has launched a Yerevan- St.Petersburg direct flight, says "Air Gates of Northern Capital" LLC, which manages the infrastructure of Pulkovo Airport in St.Petersburg.    

 Complete transition to professional army is not realistic in Armenia in the coming years, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said during a meeting with professors and students of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture on Monday.

The European Union should ensure that human rights are at the core of its relationships with the countries involved in the Eastern Partnership, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW). 

The initiative "Against 5% obligatory pension payments" demands holding of referendum regarding transition of the republic to the obligatory accumulative pension system, a member of the initiative, Hayk Avetisyan, said at today's press-conference.  

 On November 18, activists held a demonstration in front of the building of the Armenian National Security Service to support Tseghakron Party Leader Shant Harutyunyan, who was arrested following the Nov 5 developments in Liberty Square. According to the demonstrators, they had information that the law-enforcers are going to send Harutyunyan to a mental health facility.  

 Artsakh War Veteran, former commanded of Talin squad, Leader of Nation's Salvation Party, Sargis Karapetyan has decided to dissolve his party and return his battle honors taking offence at the authorities. 

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's presence at the latest large-scale military exercises in Nagorno Karabakh means: "preparing for negotiations, we keep our gunpowder dry," says Sergey Markedonov, Russian political analyst, commenting on the upcoming Sargsyan-Aliyev in an interview with ArmInfo.

ArmenTel Company (trademark Beeline) has expanded 3G coverage in the resort town of Dilijian by 30 sq km and significantly improved the quality of 3G connection through installation of up-to-date equipment in the town.  In the course of a press-tour, ArmInfo's correspondent got first hand view of the 3G coverage maps and speed via multimedia devices. At present, the download speed is 2.5 MBs and Upload speed is 1.3MBs.

 Baku impedes the Karabakh peace processes. The Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the border area settlement violating the ceasefire neglecting the peaceful initiatives of the OSCE Minsk Group on the threshold of the meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents, Vice Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, Press-Secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov said in a statement over the recent fire at the village of Vazashen, Tavush region, Armenia.

 Armenia and Azerbaijan ended Round 9 of the European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw in a draw  (2:2). The European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw started on Nov 7 and will be over today on Nov 18.

 The business community of Japan has a rather poor idea of Armenia in general and of the Armenian economy potential in particular, Armenian Ambassador to Japan Hrant Poghosyan said in his interview with ArmInfo. He said that the mutual relationship of Armenia and Japan is based on mutual respect, however, it is often associated with the age-old chicken and egg dilemma.    

 Russian President Vladimir Putin is going to visit Armenia in early December, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference in Moscow.  

Unibank has raised the rate of the Profitable+ time deposit, thereby increasing the deposit yield for individuals.    

 Heritage Party has condemned the statement adopted by the Foreign Affairs Committee of Armenia's National Assembly and the CIS and Eurasian Integration Committee of Russia's State Duma on Sunday. 

 The video cameras and speed recorders in Yerevan's streets are inefficient, because the number of road accidents has not only failed to decline, but also has grown even more, says the Armenian National Congress' statement sent to ArmInfo.    

 Vardan Petrosyan has been transferred from the pretrial detention facility to the Kankor cardiovascular clinic to undergo follow-up examination. According to preliminary information, his health is not endangered.  

 Air Armenia has launched a Yerevan- St.Petersburg direct flight, says "Air Gates of Northern Capital" LLC, which manages the infrastructure of Pulkovo Airport in St.Petersburg.    

 Complete transition to professional army is not realistic in Armenia in the coming years, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said during a meeting with professors and students of the Armenian State Institute of Physical Culture on Monday.

The European Union should ensure that human rights are at the core of its relationships with the countries involved in the Eastern Partnership, said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW).