ArmInfo. While fares for Yerevan's public transportation have been standardized, the problem of waiting for transport, which can take between 20 and 40 minutes, remains a pressing issue. Mayor Tigran Avinyan stated this during a working meeting of the mayor's office on October 12.

ArmInfo. A meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers was held in Turkmenistan. The event was chaired by the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov. Armenia was represented at the event by Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan.

ArmInfo. Opportunities for bilateral cooperation in digitalization, telecommunications, and other sectors within the framework of sustainable infrastructure projects in Armenia were discussed at a meeting in Yerevan between Gevorg Mantashyan, Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry and Artificial Intelligence, and a delegation led by Johan Boström Heiskala, Director of the Acceleration Program at the Swedish development finance institution Swedfund.

ArmInfo. Human capital development and the protection of vulnerable groups are at the center of Armenia's development priorities. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Armenia, Robert Abisoghomonyan, speaking at an event entitled "Demographic Sustainability: Investing in Human Capital for a Sustainable Future," held within the framework of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. He noted that this approach is also reflected in the Armenia Transformation Strategy 2050, the Government's Action Plan, and the 2026-2030 Program.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, at a meeting with Professor Anant Chandrakasani, Academic Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, touched upon the government's "Academic City" project. and emphasized the importance of possible cooperation and exchange of experience with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the implementation of this project.

ArmInfo.  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan received Sebastian Gillot, Director of the European Regional Office of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for Relations with the Sports Movement.

ArmInfo. By 2030, at least four Armenian universities should be among the top 500 in reputable international rankings. This was stated by Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan at an event dedicated to the launch of cooperation with QS Quacquarelli Symonds, an organization that specializes in global university rankings.

Arminfo.   Today, Armenia, like Ukraine and Moldova, has been drawn into the global war unleashed by the EU, believes Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the “Mother Armenia” party.

ArmInfo. On September 10, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan participated in the International Space Summit in Paris.

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. According to preliminary data, the introduction of a visa-free regime between Armenia and the European Union is planned for 2029. Taguhi Ghazaryan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the ruling Civil Contract faction, told journalists this on September 8, commenting on the statements of the official representative of the European Commission, Paula Pinho, that it is premature to name a specific year (including 2029, which the Armenian leadership is counting on), since the negotiation process is ongoing.

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.On 31 August 2026, a signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of environmental protection between the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was held via videoconference.

ArmInfo. Almost all regional universities in Armenia will be closed. Opposition MP and representative of the Strong Armenia party, Edgar Ghazaryan, announced this in a video address from the Academic City on September 1.

ArmInfo.  In Ararat, 48 families who received housing orders back in the Soviet era will be provided  with apartments by 2030. The corresponding decision was made at a  government meeting on July 23.

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan emphasized Armenia's commitment  to building a competitive, inclusive, and climate-resilient  agricultural system that contributes to food security and improves  the well-being of rural communities. He expressed this position  during his speech at a seminar on strategic directions and action  planning in the agro-industrial sector for the next three years,  jointly organized by the Armenian Ministry of Economy and the UN  Office in Armenia. 

ArmInfo On the sidelines of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Robert Abisoghomonyan had a meeting with Carl Skau, Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP).

ArmInfo. A program to protect the Lake Sevan ecosystem is being implemented in Armenia with financial support from the Asian Development Bank. This was announced by RA Minister of Environment Hambardzum Matevosyan at a hearing of the National Assembly committees on June 12.

ArmInfo.  Gohar Meloyan, legal expert and member of the "Strong Armenia" bloc, has presented violations committed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's ruling  "Civil Contract" party during the June 7 parliamentary election  campaign.

ArmInfo. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Robert Abisogomonyan participated and delivered a speech at the high-level regional event titled "Sustainable National School Meals in Global and Regional Context."