ArmInfo.A new biodiversity park will be established in the heart of the capital, covering approximately 1.2 hectares adjacent to the Matenadaran. This latest project, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of IDBank’s founding, is being implemented jointly with Matenadaran, with the parties having signed a memorandum of understanding and an agreement․

ArmInfo. The Armenia parliamentary faction highly values Armenian-Iranian relations and attaches great importance to deepening bilateral cooperation. This was stated by Anna Grigoryan, head of the Armenia faction and member of the Armenia-Iran Friendship Group, at a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Khalil Shirgolami. Faction Secretary Artur Khachatryan and friendship group member Kristine Vardanyan also participated in the meeting.

ArmInfo. Under Armenia's chairmanship, a meeting of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Working Group on Culture was held online.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MESCS) of Armenia Alfred Kocharyan and philanthropist David Tonoyan signed a memorandum of cooperation on the preservation and restoration of the Havuts Tar monastery complex in the Kotayk region.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan once again stated that the current government's strategic goal is to create alternatives for the Armenian people. He stated this in an interview with Radio France International in response to a question about whether the current Armenian government seeks EU membership.

ArmInfo. The final cost of hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) is still unknown, as certain organizational work is ongoing. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan stated this in a conversation with journalists on October 12, when asked to specify the country's expenditure on this international event.

ArmInfo. Head of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction Narek Karapetyan, faction secretary Tigran Abrahamyan, and MP Vaghinak Vardanov discussed the process of unblocking regional infrastructure at a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the Republic Khalil Shirgolami.

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia ratified the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to hold the UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) in Yerevan from October 19 to 30, 2026.

ArmInfo. Iran's tough stance has helped Armenia maintain its territorial integrity in many cases, Narek Karapetyan, leader of the Strong Armenia parliamentary faction, said in a conversation with journalists after a meeting with the Iranian ambassador to the country.

ArmInfo. Armenian authorities, who broadcast live on every possible occasion and hold forth at length from various platforms, have yet to clarify the precise direction in which the Azerbaijani serviceman illegally crossed the border into the Republic of Armenia. Former Armenian parliament member and security expert Tigran Abrahamyan wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo.  At the regular meeting of the Yerevan Council of Elders on October 13, the authorities of the Yerevan city administration plan to approve a new system of calculating salaries for city hall officials, in which the mayor's salary will increase by more than 50% from 1,320,000 drams to 2,080,000 drams, an increase of 760,000 drams. This was reported by a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition faction "Armenia" Mesrop Manukyan.

ArmInfo. Experts have begun analyzing the indictment and verdict against renowned philanthropist and former Artsakh State Minister Ruben Vardanyan, who was sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Baku Military Court.

ArmInfo. The Armenian Ministry of Defense reported the death of another soldier in the country's armed forces.

ArmInfo. By rejecting the bid of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the President of Azerbaijan for the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Donald Trump, the Nobel Committee expressed its uncertainty about the establishment of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Former RA Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. The court hearing in the case of Mother Armenia party leader Andranik Tevanyan and Aregnaz Manukyan, scheduled for October 9, has been postponed due to the failure of Aregnaz Manukyan, who is under house arrest, to appear in court.

ArmInfo. Under the chairmanship of His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, a meeting of bishops, heads of Armenian dioceses, and vicars was held in the Mother See of Etchmiadzin. The participants issued a statement regarding the illegal campaign unleashed by the Armenian authorities against the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), as well as the processes initiated in the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. Armenia has recorded significant progress in a number of areas within the framework of the Armenia-EU Visa Liberalization Action Plan. This was stated in a statement by the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is reported that the second EU assessment mission on the implementation of the Action Plan is in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Restoration work continues at 17 cultural heritage sites in Armenia.

ArmInfo. Days earlier, the Armenian Court of Appeals once again rejected the defense's motion to change the pretrial detention measure for Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) leader Gagik Tsarukyan. PAP spokesperson Iveta Tonoyan announced this on October 9 at a press conference of the Public Council for the Defense of Gagik Tsarukyan and Other Political Prisoners.

ArmInfo. The Prosperous Armenia Party announced the establishment of an international award named after businessman and politician Gagik Tsarukyan.