ArmInfo. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Steve Daines, United States Senator from the State of Montana, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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ArmInfo.  Moscow and Yerevan are bound by a special relationship and sincere love between the peoples of the two countries. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova in an interview with blogger Olga Blagoveshchenskaya.

ArmInfo.  Emin Khachatryan, the lawyer for businessman Gagik Tsarukyan and leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, presented details of his client's case.

ArmInfo.  A direct bus route from Moscow to Yerevan has been launched. The Moscow Department of Transport and Road Infrastructure Development announced this:

ArmInfo.  Armenian Ambassador to Cyprus, Inna Torgomyan, held a meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus, Maria Panayiotou.

ArmInfo.  Employees of various enterprises owned by "Prosperous Armenia" party leader Gagik Tsarukyan are staging protests, demanding the reopening of their workplaces and access to their jobs following closure orders issued  by investigative bodies.

ArmInfo. Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan participated in the 120th plenary session of the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Strasbourg, held from July 6 to 10. Manasyan participated in the session as a member of the Committee.

ArmInfo.  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has filed lawsuits against former National Assembly deputies Sofia Hovsepyan and Edmon Marukyan. The Prime Minister is demanding public apologies and the retraction of statements he characterizes as insulting and defamatory. The  filings are currently accessible via the judicial information portal,  Datalex.am.

ArmInfo. Aren Mkrtchyan, Governor of Armenia's Lori Region, has decided to decline his parliamentary mandate  in  the National Assembly to be formed. He shared this information on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, has responded to reports circulating in Armenian media  regarding his future within the government.

ArmInfo.  From July 13 to August 2, inclusive, Alen Simonyan, Speaker of the 8th National Assembly of Armenia, will be on annual leave, as noted in a statement issued by the NA press service.

ArmInfo.  Over 100 representatives of science, culture, and sports have issued a joint statement in support of Gagik Tsarukyan, President of the National Olympic Committee of Armenia.  The statement expresses outrage and concern over "the unprecedented and unfair pressure" being exerted  against Tsarukyan.

ArmInfo.  Female deputies of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from opposition factions have issued a joint statement expressing their support for Aregnaz Manukyan, a member of the "Mother Armenia" party, and her family.

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ArmInfo. Yerevan State University (YSU) should not be an institution where silence or political loyalty serves as a prerequisite for job security, as noted  in a statement issued by the Hayakve  civic initiative.

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ArmInfo.The June beneficiary of the Power of One Dram initiative was the Teach for Armenia Foundation, which works to ensure access to quality education for every child in Armenia, regardless of where they live. A total of AMD 5,062,971 raised through the initiative will be allocated to the implementation of the Teacher Leadership Program.

ArmInfo.On July 10, Araksia Svajyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia, announced that enrollment in vocational colleges has been seeing a steady year-over-year increase of approximately 10%.

ArmInfo.An act of vandalism was committed at the Surb Garabed Armenian Cemetery in  the Baglarbashi neighborhood of Istanbul's Uskudar district as reported by the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinoples on its Facebook page.