The first of event of Armenian presidency in Council of Europe, dedicated to human rights for specialists of legal sphere will be held in Strasbourg since June 18 to June 19. During the two day lasting event attention will be paid to various aspects of this issue.

Outgoing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on Monday summoned to appear before the criminal court following a complaint lodged by parliamentary speaker Ali Larijani, the government website announced.

Turkey has demanded an official explanation from the UK for information about tapping phone conversations of members of the Turkish delegation, led by Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek during a meeting of the G20 in 2009, published in the Guardian on Monday, said in a statement on the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey.

Foreign affairs minister of the Republic of Armenia Edward Nalbandian had a meeting Foreign affairs minister of Spain Manuel Garcia-Margallo on June 17 in Madrid. Thanking his Spanish colleague for the invitation to visit Madrid minister Nalbandian mentioned that Armenian-Spanish relations have a history of mutual friendship which is a good base for development and expansion of interstate relations. “Armenpress” reports that greeting the Foreign affairs minister of Armenia Spanish minister reconfirmed his readiness to implement steps to strengthen and deepen cooperation with friendly Armenia in various spheres.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan received today Justice Minister of Georgia Ms. Tea Tsulukiani, according to the government press service.

With the assistance of the British embassy in Yerevan, The Beatified Project band will give a charity concert at the Yerevan State Puppet Theatre on June 28, according to information on Facebook page of the British embassy. The Beautified Project is an English-language band founded in the UK in 2004. The charity concert’s proceeds will to Lord Byron School in the city of Gymri.

The Rescue Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations yesterday received information about a cloud of smoke near Nairit Plant at 70 Bagratuniants Street in Yerevan. Four fire engines and a rapid response group of the ministry were sent to the scene, according to the press service of MES.

On 17 June President Bako Sahakyan sent a congratulatory address to the newly elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rohani.

Midfielder of “Shakhtar” Donetsk and national team of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan during coming days will pass medical examination in “Liverpool”. “Armenpress” reports that about this wrote Russian “ITAR-TASS” calling its own resources in the Ukrainian club.

The working meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Management Committee of the Gazprom OJSC Alexey Miller and the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia Armen Movsisyan was held on June 17 at the Gazprom’s central office. The sides discussed the issues of the Armenian-Russian development in the field of gas, as well as the participation of Gazprom CJSC in the Armenia’s energy projects.