ArmInfo. The court has remanded Arsեն Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia candidate for head of the Stepanavan community, in custody for two months, the party’s press service reports.

ArmInfo. Armenia appealed to third countries to resolve the issue of the release of Armenian prisoners in Azerbaijan, but it didn't work, Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said, responding to a question from Radio Azatutyun about such a possibility.

ArmInfo. Property worth 1.2 billion drams will be confiscated from the heirs and affiliates of the late General Manvel Grigoryan. The court decision on the confiscation of property of illegal origin has entered into force, the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia reports.

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan commented on CSTO Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov's statement regarding Armenia's possible return to full-fledged membership in the military alliance.

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan stated that he has no information about the Azerbaijani shepherd crossing into Armenia. He stated this on October 21 in a conversation with journalists in the country's parliament.

ArmInfo. Kiosk owners on Shinararneri Street in Yerevan want to receive legally required compensation for their demolished properties. This was stated by attorney Varsik Hovsepyan, who represents the interests of the owners of two kiosks, at a press conference in Yerevan on October 21.

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ArmInfo. A meeting between Aram Vardevanyan, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament and Head of the Armenia-Qatar Friendship Group, and Hamda bint Hassan Al Sulaiti, Vice President of the State Council of Qatar, took place in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

ArmInfo. The draft law "On Ratification of the Framework Agreement on Strategic Partnership between Armenia and the United States of America within the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) Project" was discussed at a meeting of the Armenian Parliament's Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 21. Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will be the keynote speaker on the draft law at the parliamentary committee.

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.Khachkar Studios published today week N6 of its weekly T•A•P press releases for the 26 pilots participating in its program to revitalize their communities worldwide.

ArmInfo. The detention of Arsen Gevorgyan, the Strong Armenia party's mayoral candidate for Stepanavan, is due to the weakness of the current government. This was stated by David Ghazinyan, an MP from the Strong Armenia opposition faction, in a conversation with journalists at the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. Even half of the projected decline in gross domestic product (GDP) in the event of Armenia's withdrawal from the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which is contained in the report on the possible consequences of suspending the EAEU Treaty with respect to Armenia, will become a serious problem for the Republic of Armenia. This was stated by a member of the National Assembly from the opposition faction "Armenia" in a conversation with journalists in the Armenian parliament. Artur Khachatryan, when asked to assess this report.

ArmInfo. Claims by some media outlets about the unsafety of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant (ANPP) are nothing short of bewildering. This was stated by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, commenting on media reports about the alleged unsafety of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).

Arminfo.  The Strong Armenia party called the detention of its supporters in Stepanavan an act of dictatorship and urged residents of the community not to succumb to the pressure exerted by the Armenian authorities and to participate in the vote in the local self-government elections scheduled for October 25.

ArmInfo. At a meeting with Serbian Ambassador to the Republic Tatjana Panajotovich-Cvetkovic, Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Ruben Rubinyan discussed issues related to the development of bilateral relations and expanding cooperation between the countries.

ArmInfo. As part of her working visit to Australia, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia (HRD) Anahit Manasyan participated in the 18th International Conference of Ombudsman Institutions of the Armed Forces (18ICOAF), held in Sydney on October 20-21.

ArmInfo. The Kremlin has not yet reviewed the report on the possible consequences of suspending the Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union with respect to Armenia. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, Russian Presidential Press Secretary, during a briefing.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia confirmed searches in Stepanavan, stating that they are being conducted as part of a criminal investigation and that 14 people have already been detained.