ArmInfo. Yerevan is not unique in its amount of precipitation, but rather in its city authorities' inability to manage crises. This is how lawyer Varazdat Harutyunyan commented on the latest collapse caused by rain in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Neo-Nazis from the "Russian Community" movement broke into an apartment in the Leningrad Region, after which a fire broke out, resulting in the death of an Armenian citizen and a girl being injured. This information was reported by the "Fontanka" publication.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with a delegation led by Marseille  Mayor Benoit Payant, highlighted the importance of developing multilateral relations with France, including at the level of local self-government agencies.  As reported by the press service of the Armenian Prime Minister, Pashinyan highly appreciated the steps and personal efforts of Benoit Payant to strengthen ties with Armenia.

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ArmInfo. "My fellow countrymen are in an information vacuum regarding the events in Artsakh, as there is  little coverage in the media, but I am sincerely convinced that what happened in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is a tragedy not only for the Armenian people, but also for the Russian people.

ArmInfo. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit Armenia in the near future, as reported to Armenpress by Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ani Badalyan.  

ArmInfo.Radik Martirosyan, former president of the  RA National Academy of Sciences of Armenia  (RA NAS), former rector of Yerevan State University, and  Soviet and Armenian physicist, specializing in quantum electronics, radiophysics and radio astronomy, has passed away at the age of 88.

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ArmInfo.On May 5, RA Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received the Head of the European Union  Delegation to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos.

ArmInfo.  A high level of cooperation has been established between Armenia and Kazakhstan in bilateral and multilateral formats. The parties closely cooperate in all directions, as stated by the Head of the RA NA Armenia-Kazakhstan Friendship Group, Vagharshak Hakobyan, at the meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia, Bolat Imanbayev.

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ArmInfo.  The head of the office of the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, Bagrat Mikoyan,  responded to today's statement by the speaker of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan, who claimed that Kocharyan has the "status  of a Russian spy".  "I believe Alen Simonyan has the status of an  Azerbaijani corporal spy and a Turkish agent. Referring to his words  is disgusting for any Armenian. Give him Erdogan's book, let him hug  it and calm down. This is my political opinion and  assessment,"  Mikoyan's statement reads.

ArmInfo.  Yerevan and Marseille open a new chapter of their cooperation. On May 5, Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan and Marseille Mayor Benoit Payan signed a mutual declaration on establishing fraternal relations. "This step shapes our common goals and strengthens over 30 years of partnership built  on mutual respect, historical memory and a common vision of  development. Our cities face similar challenges. In both Yerevan and  Marseille, we strive to create an effective, cohesive and  people-oriented urban environment. I am confident that the signed  declaration will form the basis of a program that will eliminate  formalities and become a platform for practical results and mutually  beneficial projects. Yerevan remains a reliable partner committed to  constructive cooperation," Avinyan wrote on his social media page.

ArmInfo.  Discussions on signing a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan are ongoing. The process of delimitation of the state border is also not standing still.  Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan stated at a briefing in parliament on May 5.

ArmInfo.  The Chairman of the Constitutional Court, Arman Dilanyan, received the Ambassador of Serbia to Armenia, Tatjana Panajotovich Cvetkovic.

ArmInfo.  Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Alen Simonyan and this government are spies of the Turkish-Azerbaijani tandem, as stated by Seyran Ohanyan, former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and head of the opposition faction "Armenia" in the National Assembly, to journalists on May 5, commenting on the statement of the Speaker of the National Assembly that the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, is a spy of the Russian Federation and his  actions are aimed at eliminating the sovereignty of the Armenian  state. According to Ohanyan, when the current authorities of Armenia,  in the context of joint actions of Turkey and Azerbaijan, found  themselves under strong pressure, this is the loss of sovereignty.