ArmInfo.  The August beneficiary of "The Power of One Dram" initiative was "Orran" Charitable Non-Governmental Organization.

ArmInfo. On September 17, Deputy Ministers of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport of the Republic of Armenia Anna Babajanyan and Kristina Tataryan met with Inga Afanaseva, World Bank Education Program Officer.

ArmInfo. On September 17, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Fabio Vaz Pitaluga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Brazil to Armenia, who is concluding his diplomatic mission in our country.

ArmInfo. On September 16, in Montreal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Armenia Robert Abisogomonyan, as part of the delegation of the Armenian Presidency at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), participated in working meetings organized in the run-up to the Conference with the Executive Secretary of the Convention and other representatives of the Secretariat. The delegation of the Republic of Armenia included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia Hambardzum Matevosyan. The press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of the Republic of Armenia reported this on September 17.

ArmInfo. On September 17, First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Andrew Loomis. This was reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense.

ArmInfo. An earthquake has occurred in Armenia.

Arminfo. The participation of only one candidate in local self-government (LSG) elections in certain communities of Armenia indicates the undermining of democracy in the country. Secretary of the parliamentary faction “Strong Armenia” Tigran Abrahamyan said this on the 17th in a conversation with journalists, responding to a question about why only one candidate—and that candidate from the “Civil Contract” party—is participating in the electoral process in the Tumanyan community of Lori Province.

ArmInfo. Opposition leaders will leave prison, while the person who should be there will end up there. Strong Armenia bloc leader Samvel Karapetyan stated this on September 17 in a conversation with journalists before a court hearing.

ArmInfo. “We began the process of replacing the border guards long before the visa liberalization process,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told journalists during a briefing on September 17, rejecting the assertion that the reason for changing the Russian border services was preparations for visa liberalization with the EU.

ArmInfo. On September 17, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan received Petr Pirunčík, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Republic of Armenia.

Arminfo.  Armenia has received 16 "Polaris ProStar S4 Titan" snowmobiles from Germany to meet the needs of the country’s armed forces.  At its meeting on September 17, the RA Government accepted the donation.

ArmInfo. A group of Artsakh residents held a protest rally in front of the building of the National Assembly of Armenia on September 17. They demanded that the authorities take concrete steps to address their pressing  problems.

Arminfo.  Armenia has never raised the issue of withdrawing the 102nd Russian military base from its territory for discussion; it was Russia that raised this issue, while we merely built our position around it. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this to journalists during a briefing on September 17.

Arminfo.  The leader of the “Strong Armenia” bloc, businessman Samvel Karapetyan, has been deprived of his freedom for about 450 days. This is stated in a statement by “Strong Armenia.”

Arminfo.  Only a reaction from European structures can stop the arbitrariness of the Armenian authorities. Opposition Armenia faction MP Levon Kocharyan stated this at a press conference in Yerevan on September 17.

ArmInfo.  The deadline for entering citizens’ employment contracts with employers into Armenia’s digital system has been extended until June 30, 2028. The decision was adopted at the government meeting on September 17.

ArmInfo.  Salaries of employees in Armenia’s public administration system will be increased.  At its September 17 meeting, the RA Government approved amendments to the law “On Remuneration of Persons Holding State Positions and Civil Service Positions.”

Arminfo.   Agreements on a visa-free regime for holders of diplomatic and service passports will be concluded between Armenia and Benin, as well as with Rwanda. At its September 17 meeting, the Government of the Republic of Armenia approved the conclusion of both agreements.

Arminfo.  Reforming the public administration system is one of the most complex and, at the same time, one of the most important areas of reform.  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a government meeting on September 17.

Arminfo. Nearly 39 million drams will be allocated from the Government’s Reserve Fund to remunerate the judges of Armenia’s Constitutional Court. The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting on September 17.