YEREVAN (RFE/RL)-An Armenian deputy minister of environment protection has been questioned by police in connection with the arrest of two of his high-ranking subordinates charged with bribery, an official said.

Armenia's economy will likely contract by 12 percent this year and resume positive growth next year, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said on Wednesday, presenting his government's latest economic outlook.

Armenia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday as Vladimir Arzumanyan, a 12-year-old from Armenia, who sang his song "Mama," beat Russia into second place by one point, forced Serbia into third, and left Georgia and host country Belarus in fourth and fifth.

OSLO, Norway-Eva Rivas rehearsed the Armenian act for the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest for the second time on the stage Friday at the Telenor Arena in Oslo. She will be singing Apricot Stone during the competition this northern summer.