The Stepanakert Airport does not make any international flights, Dmitry Adbashyan, Head of the Chief Aviation Department, NKR Government, told ArmInfo, Friday, commenting on Azerbaijani media reports on alleged international flights from the Stepanakert Airport. They report that the first Yerevan-Stepanakert flight has already been made.  Adbashyan said over dozens of flights have already been made, but all inside the country for agricultural, tourist and educational purposes. "We are currently making flights, but no regular passenger transportation have been made yet," he said.

 James Warlick, the OSCE Minsk Group CO-Chair of USA, has called on the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents to accept French President Hollande's offer to the Paris Summit. 

Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union is being protracted because of Azerbaijan, primarily, Stepan Safaryan, a political scientist, a member of Heritage opposition party told ArmInfo. 

"It is unacceptable to pursue policy of double standards against Azerbaijan." According to APA the President of Azerbaijan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ilham Aliyev said on June 26 at a joint operational and tactical exercise of the Ministry of Defence, Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and units and detachments of the State Border Service held on the occasion of the 96th anniversary of the establishment of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan.  

Instead of hysteria Baku should have launched a real dialogue with Stepanakert for use of the Sarsang reservoir, Naira Zohrabyan, Head of Armenia's Delegation to PACE said in her speech at PACE. She expressed surprise at PACE's position on the Sarsang reservoir.

It is really ridiculous to see Azeri delegates appear at PACE with calls against intolerance and hatred, the head of the Armenian delegation to PACE Naira Zohrabyan said at PACE's summer session on Friday.

There are no obstacles to Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), says parliamentarian Hayk Babukhanyan. Commenting on the latest statement by PM Hovik Abrahamyan to ArmInfo, Babukhanyan said: "The prime minister is sure more informed on the procedural requirements of the road map on Armenia's accession to the Customs Union. If Abrahamyan says that Armenia will join the Union sooner or later, it means that there are no obstacles to it."

 A military off-road vehicle UAZ 3962 has crashed into a house on the road from Berd to Mehrab, Tavush region, Armenia. 

Reporters Without Borders is very much concerned about the police violence against journalists in Armenia during the coverage of the mass protest actions.

Traces of oil derivatives and psychotropic drugs were found in the blood and urine of Mamikon Khojoyan, 77-year-old man from Armenia's Tavush region who died shortly after his return from Azeri captivity, says the press service of the Armenian Police, referring to the results of a forensic examination.

The largest mining enterprises in Armenia, Zangezur Copper Molybdenum Combine (ZCMC), has a new Chief Executive Officer - Neil Stevenson, who is the reprehensive of Cronimet Њining AG, the major shareholder of ZCMC, says the press release of the Cronimet Mining Office in Yerevan. 

From now on VTB Bank (Armenia)'s customers will be able to send or receive money through the Anelik system in just a second in USD, EUR or RUR.

The depositors of Anelik Bank CJSC will take part in a drawing of two trips to Hurghada, Egypt. The winners will get an opportunity to spend 7 days on the shore of the Red Sea.  

It is Turkey rather than Armenia that must take a "bold step" by recognizing and condemning the Armenian Genocide, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, Spokesman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Eduard Sharmazanov told ArmInfo on Thursday, when asked to comment on Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's last statement on Armenian-Turkish relations.

 The inactive tailing dumps constitute a serious environmental threat, Hakob Sanasaryan, Head of the Green Union of Armenia, told ArmInfo. 

ACBA-Credit Agricole Bank has launched an ACBA Business Partner Loan+ service. The press service of the Bank has told ArmInfo that this service is for the legal entities, which have business loans in other banks and credit companies but at the same time need new funds without spending additional time.

There is a serious disbalance between the official figures published by Armenia, Azerbaijan and the key weapon supplier to the Karabakh conflict zone Russia, and the true volumes of weapon delivery, Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute, Sergey Minasyan, told Arminfo correspondent. 

 Throwing coins at ministers as a sign of protests is infringement of their rights, outrage and anarchy, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said in the Government on 26 June charging the law-enforcement to protect the rights of the government officials.  Earlier, a group of citizens that picketed the parliament building protesting against a scandalous bill on funded pension threw coins at Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Artyom Asatryan.

Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu says that the relations between Ankara and Yerevan might enter into a 'new era' if Armenian diaspora decides to take 'bold steps' similar to one Ankara has taken, Hurriyet Daily News writes. 

 Despite the Azerbaijani arms race, it has not resulted in a significant change of the military and technical balance in the Karabakh conflict zone, Armenian political expert, Sergey Minasyan, told Arminfo correspondent.