ArmInfo. Units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are preparing to ensure security at events during the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17).

ArmInfo. The Government of the Republic of Armenia proposed at its meeting on October 8; Convene an extraordinary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on October 12.

ArmInfo. Rain is expected throughout Armenia on October 5, according to a statement from the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo. Armenia's chairmanship of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17) will provide the country with the opportunity to become part of a global women's network on gender equality. Zoya Stepanyan, Head of the International Cooperation Department on Human Rights at the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated this on September 29 during the discussion "National Dialogue on Gender Equality, Biodiversity, and COP-17."

ArmInfo. Ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, which will take place in Armenia, a special preparatory event will be held in the European Parliament on September 30. This was reported by the Armenian Embassy in Belgium.

ArmInfo. A meeting between the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Slovenia, Nikol Pashinyan and Janez Janša, took place at UN Headquarters.

ArmInfo. On the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. This was reported by the RA government press service.

ArmInfo. RA Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan met with UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Dame Angela Eagle in New York.

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.  RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan attended a reception dedicated to the National Day of the Swiss Confederation.  Deputy Minister Kristina Tataryan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Swiss Confederation to the Republic of Armenia Andrea Barbara Baumann, other officials and guests were present at the event, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports said in a statement.

ArmInfo. Armenia’s Minister of Environment Hambartsum Matevosyan discussed key issues on the agenda of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) with Minister of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China Huang Runqiu in Kunming.

ArmInfo. The path from Kunming to Yerevan must be transitional: from commitments to implementation, from assessment to acceleration, from ambition to action. This was stated by RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan at the Kunming Dialogue conference in Kunming, presenting the approaches and priorities of Armenia's chairmanship of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17). This was reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Environment.

ArmInfo.  The COP-17 conference, which will take place in Yerevan in October 2026, is one  of the most important events on the global environmental agenda. This  was stated by RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan,  speaking at the conference "COP- 17: Armenia's Path to the  Biodiversity Conference," as quoted by the ministry's press service.

ArmInfo. Ahead of the start of the new academic year, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the Republic of Armenia Araksiya Svadjyan met with directors of vocational educational institutions to discuss issues related to the organization of the educational process, as well as implemented and planned changes in the vocational education sector. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

ArmInfo. President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan met with the Indian Ambassador to Armenia, Nilakshi Saha Sinha, who is concluding her diplomatic mission in the country.

ArmInfo. Due to COP-17 being held in Yerevan, schools will be closed for the week of October 19-30. This was reported by the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

ArmInfo. On August 11, President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Egypt to Armenia, Amal Afifi, on the occasion of Egypt's national holiday, Revolution Day.  According to the presidential press service, Vahagn  Khachaturyan congratulated the ambassador and the friendly people of Egypt, asking her to convey his congratulations to Egyptian President  Abdel Fattah el- Sisi.

ArmInfo. On August 11, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received ambassadors of Arab states  accredited to Armenia.

ArmInfo. On August 1, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan visited the Meridian Exhibition Center, where preparations  are underway for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-17), scheduled for this October.

ArmInfo. This August, both air and ambient temperatures in Armenia will be within the climatic norm. This was announced by Gagik Surenyan, Deputy Director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the RA Ministry of Environment.