  Yerevan hostage situation: No command to storm police HQ July 17, 2016 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As of 5:00 pm, Sunday, July 17, the armed group still holds several policemen hostage, Armenia's National Statistical Service said. Negotiating with the gunmen, the state authorities urge them to refrain from steps that would threaten the lives of people, release the hostages, lay down arms and surrender to the authorities. The special forces remain in a state of operational readiness at the scene, the NSS said, although no command for an attack or any other activity has been given to them. Read also:Gunmen seize police HQ in Yerevan: 1 killed, 3 wounded (Updating)   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. |
