A bad example is always infectious, and so is an unsuccessful move in politics. Unable to reach a victory in Libya, after the Kazan meeting France made an attempt to push Russia out of the Karabakh conflict regulation process. In his interview to the radio station “Ekho Moskvy” French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé said additional proposals would be made to Armenia and Azerbaijan for the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. “France welcomes the efforts of Russia and the Russian President towards resolving the conflict, but, unfortunately, the meeting in Kazan proved unproductive,” he said.

Improvement in business climate may become possible through raising the level of property rights protection in the country to stimulate capital inflow and simultaneously reduce its outflow, according to Sergey Grigoryan, Deputy Director of Association of Russian Banks analytical department.

Football: Armenian forwards Gevorg Ghazaryan and Marcos Pizzelli signed 3-year contracts with Metallurg Donetsk. “We have closely watches the guys’ career, so there was no need for a try-out,” Metallurg sports director Vardan Israelyan said. The first match the Armenian forwards played as part of the Ukrainian FC was a friendly against Ujpest (Hungary) on June 21. Earlier, Metallurg signed a contract with Armenian midfielder Karlen Mkrtchyan.

The number of Armenian websites which post job announcements is growing each year. But are they flexible and useful for both employer and employee? PanARMENIAN.Net reporter tried to find the answer to this question.