ArmInfo.  The ruling Civil Contract party (CCP) presented its election program, the ideological foundation of which is the idea of a "Real Armenia" and the doctrine  of the country's economic and institutional transformation.

ArmInfo.On December 25, at a regular session, the Armenian government approved the draft decree of the President of the Republic of Armenia "On Approving the Grant Agreement on Economic and Social Development in the Form of an Exchange of Letters between the Republic of Armenia and Japan."

ArmInfo.  Minister of Environment of Armenia Hambardzum Matevosyan and the Head of the EU Delegation to the Republic, Vassilis Maragos, reaffirmed their  willingness to expand cooperation in  environmental protection on  political and practical platforms.

ArmInfo. In Armenia, work on developing an air quality monitoring system will be continued with a grant from the Japanese government.

ArmInfo.  On May 22, the Government of Armenia approved the Comprehensive Program of Measures in the Field of Atmospheric Air Protection for 2025-2030.

ArmInfo.The Environmental Protection and Mining Inspection Body (EPMIB) of Armenia estimates that the damage caused to the environment and the state in 2024 was 8.8 billion AMD. This was announced at the final press conference of 2024 by the head of the inspection, Hovhannes Martirosyan, who noted  that this figure had increased by 3 billion compared to the previous year.  Speaking about the risks, Martirosyan emphasized that in both 2023 and 2024, special attention was paid to three key areas: the use of water resources, subsoil and land protection. According to him,  the largest number of violations were recorded in these areas. Presenting the damage caused to the country in specific areas, Martirosyan noted that in the water resources sector, it amounted to 1.3 billion AMD, and in the illegal exploitation of subsoil and related mineral resources, it reached almost 1.7 billion AMD. 

ArmInfo. Armenia ranks 22nd in terms of air pollution, and this has its price and involves corresponding costs. Carolin Geginat, the Country Manager of the World Bank (WB) for Armenia stated during a meeting organized on the theme "Green Armenia" on the initiative of the WB, EU and UNDP (United Nations Development Program), chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan.

ArmInfo.On January 31, the opening ceremony of the laboratory of the "Environmental Monitoring and Information Center" SNCO took place in Yerevan.