The Helsinki Citizens' Assembly (HCA) Vanadzor Office submitted a claim with the RA Military Prosecutor's Office regarding ill-treatment of a conscript.

"In comparison with foreign countries, parents in Armenia have a biased approach to disability and want to adopt a healthy child," said Ghazaryan.

The Co-Chairs reiterated to both Presidents the importance of reaching agreement on the Basic Principles as the framework for moving to final settlement negotiations.

The delegates of the Armenian authorities and opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) are holding their first meeting today.

"We think that we must continue talks on issues we have not been able to coordinate yet. It is high time we started discussion over a legal document -a peace treaty," said the Azerbaijani FM.

The interlocutors discussed the current stage of negotiations on the Karabakh conflict settlement

The long-awaited dialogue between the Armenian authorities and opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) is set to start on July 18.

"About 80% of young people are ready to leave the country at the earliest opportunity. It is ridiculous to speak about a dialogue in the given situation," said Martirosyan.

The mediators briefed the Armenian Foreign Minister on their visit to Baku and shared their impressions with Armenian FM

"We should be careful not to jump to early conclusions and assess the situation quickly. The results of the talks will be known in a couple of weeks."

NKR President Bako Sahakyan cannot receive the OSCE Minsk Group mediators as he is on a short-term leave, NKR President's Spokesman David Babayan told A1+.

Sentences of 283 prisoners have been shortened

About 200 instances of ceasefire violation were reported at the line of contact between NKR and Azerbaijani armed forces on July 9-16.

Serzh Sargsyan has signed a number of laws adopted by the National Assembly.

The Armenian chess team started successfully at the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in China, beating Israel 3,5:0,5 in Round 1.

OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs arrived in Yerevan from Baku.

Fourteen days have passed since the death of serviceman Tigran Hambardzumyan, but no one has been arrested.

The Constitutional Court of Armenia today found an act applied by the Cassation Court against A1+ Company as anti-constitutional.

Director of the ARF bureau's Hay Dat and political affairs office Giro Manoyan says the likelihood of a new war in Karabakh is low at the moment.

The 6th plenary sitting of Armenia-EU talks on the Association Agreement took place in Brussels on July 15.

A hotel will be built in the vicinity of Hanrapetutyun (Republic) metro station, the Yerevan Municipality said in reply to A1+'s inquiry.

Editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak daily Nikol Pashinyan is not going to waive his claims against Kosh and Nubarashen penitentiaries which inflicted illegal penalty on Pashinyan.

Each pilgrim visiting the sites is charged 3000 drams.

The Prime Minister walked around the company, familiarized with its technical capacities, the process of packaging of agricultural programs.