Armine Margaryan dismissed as head of Armenian National Security Office

The EU is preparing emergency trade relief for Armenia to help offset Russian import restrictions, as Brussels and Moscow compete for influence over the future of the Caucasian republic.

Armenian Ambassador to Iran Grigor Hakobyan discussed the simplification of customs procedures with the head of the Iranian Customs Service, Foroud Asgari.

Armenia will now be able to trade directly with Turkey and use the Akhalkalaki (Georgia) – Kars (Turkey) railway, stated Ruben Rubinyan, Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament and Armenia's envoy for normalizing relations with Turkey.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan welcomed the peace agreement reached between the United States and Iran.

Central Election Commission Chairman Vahagn Hovakimyan stated that the commission should not automatically order re-votes at polling stations where results were declared invalid.

The decision to invalidate the results of three polling stations does not affect the election outcome, stated Vahagn Hovakimyan, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Armenia.