ArmInfo. The door to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is not slamming shut for Yerevan; Armenia will not be expelled from the CSTO. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters this after a joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers, and the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

ArmInfo. Armenia has not submitted an official request to leave the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

ArmInfo. The CSTO Collective Security Council may decide next week to strip Armenia of its voting rights in the organization, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told TASS.

ArmInfo. 238 buildings and structures have been dismantled on plot 81 of land on Lake Sevan. The dismantling of illegal structures continues based on petitions from the prosecutor's office.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan discussed Armenian-Georgian defense cooperation with the Commander of the Georgian Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Giorgi Matiashvili.

ArmInfo. Russia and Azerbaijan have signed an armored vehicle modernization program, which provides for assistance from Russian specialists in establishing repair facilities for vehicles in service with the Azerbaijani army. This was announced by Dmitry Shugayev, Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia, at the ADEX-2026 international arms exhibition in Baku.

ArmInfo. RA Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan is participating in the official opening ceremony of the Manama Dialogue. This was reported by the ministry's press service.

ArmInfo. A tent city is being erected at one of the Armenian Ministry of Defense's training grounds for the preliminary training of reservists during their training camps. This was announced by Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, answering questions from parliamentarians during Government Hour on October 28.

ArmInfo. Preliminary results of the local government elections have shown that Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract party's rule is based solely on force, administrative resources, and a climate of fear among citizens, which is nothing new. Former Deputy Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zakaryan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan received Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Jaromír Zuna.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan discussed military-technical cooperation at a meeting in Prague with Czech First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček.

ArmInfo. Armenia remains a member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), despite suspending its participation in its activities. This was stated by Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov at a briefing, commenting on the prospects for the republic's continued membership in the organization.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has departed for the Czech Republic on an official visit.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan held a meeting with the leadership of the Military Police.

ArmInfo.  As part of his working visit to Washington on October 14, Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Karen Brutyan met with Mary Beth Morgan, Director of the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).

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 "Strong Armenia" bloc warned during the pre-election period that Azerbaijani soldiers could infiltrate the republic. Samvel Karapetyan, the bloc's leader, told reporters this on October 9 outside the courthouse, commenting on the incident in the village of Shaki.

ArmInfo. The work of the Investigative Committee of Armenia has reached a qualitatively new level. This was announced on October 8 at a ceremonial meeting dedicated to the Day of the Investigative Committee Employee, by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. Conclusions on the incident in the Armenian village of Shaki will be based on the results of the official investigation, which is already underway. This was stated on October 7 during government hour in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia by RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, responding to a question from Taron Chakhoyan, a member of parliament from the ruling Civil Contract faction.

ArmInfo. The Armenia faction welcomes the initiative of the Strong Armenia faction to create an investigative commission in the National Assembly to look into the increasing number of suicides and deaths of servicemen in the Armenian Armed Forces (AF), as well as the recent incident involving an Azerbaijani serviceman entering the village of Shaki. Artur Khachatryan, a member of the National Assembly from the opposition Armenia faction, stated this in a conversation with journalists in the Armenian parliament on October 6.