15:00 News in Brief: Campaign Scandals and Closure of Food Outlets - What’s Happening Inside and Outside the Country

Last hour's news, brief and substantive:

• The lifting of trade restrictions between Armenia and Turkey has been described as an important step towards establishing regional stability.
• The Ministry of Education has launched an investigation into instances of teachers and students participating in election campaigns during working hours in the Aragatsotn region.
• The Central Electoral Commission has called for the exclusion of the use of administrative resources and for campaigning to be conducted strictly within the law.
• The 'Strong Armenia' party has emphasized the importance of creating new collection points for agricultural products during pre-election meetings in Tavush.
• The Food Safety Inspection Body has suspended the operation of a public food establishment in Abovyan due to violations of sanitary and hygienic norms.
• Chinese authorities may have altered the spelling of the name of the U.S. Secretary of State to secure his visit to Beijing under sanction conditions.
• The Italian Ministry of Health has reported that the risk of coronavirus spread in Europe is extremely low, with no confirmed cases of suspicious incidents.