  Presidential hopeful Hayrikyan attack suspect arrested?  February 8, 2013 - 14:01 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Police detained the gunman suspected of assassination attempt on a candidate in Armenia’s presidential elections Paruyr Hayrikyan, local media report. In a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the spokesman of the National Security Service Artsvin Baghramyan neither confirmed nor denied the information, noting that an official statement will be released later on Friday, February 8. On Thursday, Hayrikyan’s health has deteriorated. “Mr Hayrikyan’s health has impaired. Doctors have banned him from leaving hospital, at least for a few days,” Hayrikyan's HQ coordinator said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
