ArmInfo.  RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan attended a reception dedicated to the National Day of the Swiss Confederation.  Deputy Minister Kristina Tataryan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Armenia Andrea Barbara Baumann, other officials and guests were present at the event, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports said in a statement.

ArmInfo. Armenia’s Minister of Environment Hambartsum Matevosyan discussed key issues on the agenda of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) with Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China Huang Runqiu in Kunming.

ArmInfo. The path from Kunming to Yerevan must be transitional: from commitments to implementation, from assessment to acceleration, from ambition to action. This was stated by RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan at the Kunming Dialogue conference in Kunming, presenting the approaches and priorities of Armenia's chairmanship of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17). This was reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo.  The COP-17 conference, which will take place in Yerevan in October 2026, is one  of the most important events on the global environmental agenda. This  was stated by RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan,  speaking at the conference "COP- 17: Armenia's Path to the  Biodiversity Conference," as quoted by the ministry's press service.

ArmInfo. Ahead of the start of the new academic year, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Araksiya Svadjyan met with directors of vocational educational institutions to discuss issues related to the organization of the educational process, as well as implemented and planned changes in the vocational education sector. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

ArmInfo. President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan met with the Indian Ambassador to Armenia, Nilakshi Saha Sinha, who is concluding her diplomatic mission in the country.

ArmInfo. Due to COP-17 being held in Yerevan, schools will be closed for the week of October 19-30. This was reported by the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

ArmInfo. On August 11, President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Armenia, Amal Afifi, on the occasion of Egypt's national holiday, Revolution Day.  According to the presidential press service, Vahagn  Khachaturyan congratulated the ambassador and the friendly people of Egypt, asking her to convey his congratulations to Egyptian President  Abdel Fattah el- Sisi.

ArmInfo. On August 11, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received ambassadors of Arab states  accredited to Armenia.

ArmInfo. On August 1, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the Meridian Exhibition Center, where preparations  are underway for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), scheduled for this October.

ArmInfo. This August, both air and ambient temperatures in Armenia will be within the climatic norm. This was announced by Gagik Surenyan, Deputy Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the "Meridian" expo center to review the preparatory work for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), which will be held in Armenia this October.

ArmInfo. On June 12, the "Strong Armenia" bloc appealed to the Central Election Commission demanding that the results of the June 7 parliamentary elections be  declared invalid.

ArmInfo. Officials holding European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN) travel documents will soon be permitted to stay in the Republic of Armenia visa-free  for up to 180 days per year. The decision was officially approved  during a government meeting on June 11.

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities intend to temporarily lift the restriction, in effect since 2008, under which citizens of certain countries could only  obtain entry visas to Armenia through diplomatic missions and  consulates upon invitation.

ArmInfo. The Bright Armenia Party opposes the formation of an absolute power in the National Assembly. This was stated by party leader and RA Prime Ministerial candidate Edmon Marukyan during a campaign in the city of Gavar on May 13.

ArmInfo.  In the current situation, there is no talk of peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

ArmInfo.  Environmental impact assessments will be liberalized in Armenia. At its April 30 meeting,  the National Assembly's Committee on Territorial Administration,  Local Self-Government, Agriculture, and Environmental Protection  issued a positive opinion on the amendments to the Law "On  Environmental Impact Assessment" submitted by the RA government.

ArmInfo.  To mark the announcement of Meghri as the CIS Cultural Capital in 2026, official delegations from CIS member states, cultural figures, representatives of the CIS Executive Committee, and the leadership of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the CIS countries arrived in the city.

ArmInfo.  On April 15, RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan held a videoconference with Serbian Minister of Internal and Foreign Trade Jagoda Lazarevic.