12:00 News in One Line: Employee Protests, Heated Parliamentary Debate, and Trump's New Statement

Brief and substantive news from the past hour.

• Employees of 'Multi Group' are holding a protest in Yerevan, demanding the resumption of operations of around 70 suspended facilities and their return to work.
• The 'Ararat' brandy-wine-vodka factory in Yerevan has announced that it has not yet received an official notification regarding the appointment of a state manager and is awaiting the resumption of its operations.
• MP Vahagn Aleksanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party stated that the opposition's criticisms towards Ruben Rubinyan will not yield political results and accused the opposition of applying double standards.
• Leader of the 'Strong Armenia' faction Narek Karapetyan announced that their team is still adapting to parliamentary work and has assessments regarding the sincerity of constructive approaches.
• Donald Trump announced that the US and Iran will begin new negotiations discussing navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program, while Tehran has denied some of his statements.
• Belarus is forming a new airborne brigade near the border with Ukraine, continuing to strengthen its military presence in the border region of Gomel.