"Armenian society could never make a hero of a criminal who beheaded a sleeping man with an axe," Robert Kocharian said.

"I am convinced Vladimir Putin didn't guess what reaction his statement will arouse in Armenia," the Armenian President said.

The EU content with Armenian Government's steps aimed at political reforms.

Robert Kocharian: We should try to more actively engage Karabakh in the negotiation process but without weakening Armenia's role.

Robert Kocharian: as a matter of fact the format of negotiations doesn't correspond to the conflict format.

"I am much more optimist about the continuation of the negotiation process, since the examples available to date certainly give the Armenian party the possibility for more efficient work in this direction," the Armenian President stated.

The hopes of the Co-chairs based on the agreements achieved earlier, Robert Kocharian stated.

Speaking on the events of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey, US Department of State representative Adam Erely qualified 1915 events using the term "genocide". He pronounced this word during the briefing, answering the question about the US administration's attitude towards PBS TV channel's demonstration of debates with the participation of historians denying the fact of Armenian genocide. It should be reminded that on April 17 the Public Broadcasting Service that unites dozens of TV companies in all the states of America is planning to broadcast Andrew Goldberg's documentary film, entitled "The genocide of Armenians". At the request of Turkish lobby the management of PBS has agreed to broadcast a discussion after the end of the film.