ArmInfo. Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II sent a letter of condolences to leader of the Iranian revolution, Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, in connection with the tragic death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan Malek Rahmati,  and Imam of Tabriz Ayatollah Ale-Hashem (Seyyed Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem ).

ArmInfo. The death of the Iranian President will not lead to serious internal political upheavals in Iran. Energy security expert Vahe Davtyan wrote on his Facebook page.

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.President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov and National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent their condolences to the leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran in connection with the death of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi as a result of a helicopter accident that occurred on May 19 of this year in the East Azerbaijan province of Iran.

ArmInfo. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was killed in a helicopter crash, an Iranian official and Mehr news agency reported on Monday. Below is a brief outline of what Iran's constitution says happens when a president is incapacitated or dies in office:

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.Turkmenistan received with deep concern the news of a helicopter crash in Iran, on board of which were the country's President Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials.