ArmInfo.As of November 28, law enforcement agencies do not have information about the location of the former Defense Minister, former Chief Military Inspector of the  Republic of Armenia, Mikayel Harutyunyan, who was wanted in early  July this year. as part of the "March 1" case. This was stated by the  Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan in an interview with  journalists.

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ArmInfo. The special investigative service of Armenia sent a request to the competent  authorities of Russia to check information on the Russian citizenship  of the accused in overthrowing the constitutional order of ex-Defense  Minister Mikael Harutyunyan. Sassun Khachatryan, the head of the SIS  informed about this on September 11 answering the question of  ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. Moscow received an official request from Yerevan for the extradition of ex-Defense Minister of Armenia Mikael Harutyunyan, who is in the interstate search for CIS countries in the criminal case on the events of March 1, 2008 in Yerevan, an informed source told Interfax. "The request for the extradition of ex-Defense Minister of Armenia Arutyunyan, who was declared an interstate wanted list, went to the law enforcement agencies of the Russian Federation and is currently under consideration," the source said. "The preliminary decision was made that extradition will be refused, since it is established that since 2002 Mikael Harutyunyan has a Russian passport," the source said, reminding that under the Constitution, Russian citizens are not extradited to foreign countries, including for bringing to criminal responsibility .

The founder of "Converse Bank", former member of the Council of the Central Bank of Armenia, economist Smbat Nasibyan in his interview with ArmInfo discusses the shades of the Armenian "velvet revolution". He scientifically substantiates the prerequisites, logic and the process of power change in Armenia. He shares his own vision of further events and the construction of a new Armenian statehood. He talks about the inadmissibility and actual impossibility of projecting the Armenian scenario on Russia and other countries of the post-Soviet space. 

ArmInfo. In Armenia, more than 10,000 people took part in the presidential elections of Russia.

ArmInfo.A high percentage of Vladimir Putin's support in the presidential elections in Russia is most likely a logical outcome of the propaganda. The director of the Caucasus Institute, Alexander Iskandaryan, expressed this opinion to ArmInfo.  

ArmInfo. According to preliminary data, the incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin secured the support of 90-92% of voters residing or temporarily  arriving in Armenia. The press secretary of the Russian Embassy in  Armenia Veronika Artenyan told ArmInfo correspondent.

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ArmInfo. Russian embassies, embassies, consulates general, the Russian center of science and culture do everything necessary to ensure that all Russians who are abroad and want to take part in the elections can do this as comfortably as possible. This January 15 at the final press conference, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It should be noted that two polling stations will open in Armenia during the presidential elections in Russia: one in Yerevan, on the territory of the Russian embassy, the other in Gyumri at the 102nd Russian military base. At the same time, member of the Central Election Commission of Russia Vasily Likhachev informed that Russian citizens living in Georgia, with which Russia does not have diplomatic relations, will have the opportunity to vote in the presidential elections in Russia at the polling stations on the territory of the Russian military base in Gyumri. Recall that the election of the Russian president is scheduled for March 18.

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ArmInfo.Citizens of Russia can apply for an American nonimmigrant visa to the US Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.The visa-free regime introduced between Armenia and Iran gave a powerful stimulus to the growth of the number of Iranian tourists in Armenia. This was stated  by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in an interview with the leading  Iranian newspaper "Sharh".

ArmInfo.Armenia is going to liberalize the visa regime with countries that are promising in terms of increasing the tourist flow. According to the Prime Minister, in recent months, the number of tourists and air travel has grown dramatically in Armenia. At the same time, Karen Karapetyan noted, there is a need for additional complex activities in the sphere of tourism.

ArmInfo.The actions of the Azerbaijani authorities towards Russian citizens with Armenian roots are not normal, it is a clear manifestation of xenophobia,  accompanied by an outright violation of human rights, regardless of  the country of residence and citizenship.

ArmInfo.The Russian citizens will be able to visit Armenia by domestic passports since February 23, said the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the end of  negotiations with his Armenian colleague Eduard Nalbandian.  

ArmInfo. Armenia intends to permit the citizens of Russia to travel to Armenia with national identity cards. The relevant decision was taken at the Government's  sitting on January 19.