
ArmInfo. Armenia is facing serious problems related to conscription for active military service. This was stated at a press conference on May 21 by Hayk Sargsyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction, commenting on the initiative he presented aimed at reducing the number of draft dodgers.

ArmInfo. By endorsing the candidacy of Bright Armenia party leader Edmon Marukyan for the post of prime minister as part of the initiative to vote no confidence in current head of government Nikol Pashinyan, the opposition would give the people of Armenia a chance to have the most fair elections in the history of the Republic of Armenia in 2026. MP Hovik Aghazaryan made this assessment today during a conversation with journalists.

ArmInfo.The DIALOGUE public organization has signed a cooperation agreement with the independent academic platform MONUMENT WATCH, which focuses on monitoring and scientifically documenting the state of Artsakh's cultural heritage, as reported by the press service of the Organization.

ArmInfo.The Artsakh Union, along with the Ombudsman of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR,) Gegham
Stepanyan, is initiating the collection of data on apartments and houses that were destroyed or appropriated by the Azerbaijani authorities in occupied Artsakh, for international legal processes. Artak Beglaryan, head of the Artsakh Union public organization and former NKR Ombudsman, announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenia and Turkey will present their first joint film. The corresponding agreement was signed by producers Ani Galstyan (Armenia) and Ela Alyamac (Turkey) during the film market of the Cannes Film Festival in the pavilion of the Pan-Armenian Federation of Film Producers (PFFP).

ArmInfo. Team Telecom Armenia invites you to take a journey through time - the only Communications
Museum in the region will become part of the most museum days of the year.

ArmInfo. On May 21, Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, received Iranian Minister of Defense, Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh.

ArmInfo. Thirteen suspects in an Armenian organized crime ring have been arrested in the US, as reported by ABC News.

ArmInfo. A criminal organization created by E.N. was involved in stealing large sums of money from several banks operating in the Republic of Armenia until January
2024.

ArmInfo. The construction of Armenias first-ever state-run Center of Independent Living for people with disabilities has started in the Metsamor community of the
Armavir region in Armenia. The construction site was visited by
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan, Chairman of the
Urban Development Committee Yeghiazar Vardanyan, Governor of Armavir
Argishti Mekhakyan, Chairman of the NA Committee on Labor and Social
Affairs Heriknaz Tigranyan, UNDP Resident Representative in the
Republic of Armenia Natia Natsvlishvili, UNICEF Deputy Representative
Silvia Mestroni and other officials.

ArmInfo. As part of the events to hold the "Biodiversity Week in Armenia", an official presentation of the COP17 forest planting initiative was held on the territory of the Aragatsotn forest branch of the ArmForest SNCO of the Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government intends to hold the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), which will be held in Yerevan in 2026, at a high level. This was stated by the RA Minister of Environment Hakob Simidyan during a meeting with the Ambassador of India to the Republic of Armenia Nilakshi Saha Singh.