The guitarist of the world famous rock band Black Sabbath Tony Iommi again made an appeal to his fans to vote for the Dorians rock band, representing Armenia at the finals of the Eurovision 2013 International Song Contest.

The working consultation was held at the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, chaired by the President of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan.

Armenia will celebrate "Museum Night" on May 18. A number of grandiose events will be held on this occasion. This time the events coincide with the International Museum Day.

The Co-Chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group (Ambassadors Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Jacques Faure of France, and Ian Kelly of the United States of America) met on May 17 with the Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan, Elmar Mammadyarov, and the Foreign Minister of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian.

The opponent of the Leader of the Armenia Men’s National Chess team Levon Aronyan at the last round of the Norway chess 2013 will be Magnus Carlsen.

The Civil Aviation of the Republic of Armenia holds discussions regarding the issue of restoration of Yerevan-Beirut-Yerevan flights. The Press Secretary of the Chief Department of Civil Aviation Nelly Cherchinyan stated this in a conversation with "Armenpress". Among other things Nelly Cherchinyan noted: "Presently, that issue is under discussion. The flight will be implemented by the air company, which will provide better conditions."

Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan made a statement in connection with the tragic event at one of the military units in the city of Noyemberyan.

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian will leave for Krakow, Poland, on May 17 to attend the meetings of the Visegrad Group and EU Eastern Partnership Foreign Ministers.

In the Swedish city of Malmo the second semi-final of "Eurovision - 2013" took place. Armenia reached the final.

Recently it has become known, that Armenia’s major natural gas supplier, Hayrusgazard, (ArmRosgasprom) and the Transgas company asked the Public Services Regulatory Commission to consider a proposal for raising the natural gas prices.