ArmInfo. The 12th political consultations were held under the chairmanship of Mnatsakan Safaryan, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Armenia, and Sibi George, Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs of India and Secretary for Western Affairs.

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Robert Abisogomonyan met with Bakyt Dzhusupov, Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17).

ArmInfo. On 28 October 2026, a meeting was held at the MFA of Turkmenistan between Ahmet Gurbanov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, and Hamid Ghanbari, Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, at its October 28 session, ratified the protocol amending the agreement on the procedure for investigating industrial accidents that occur to workers while they are outside their country of residence.

ArmInfo. Dutch Foreign Minister Tom Berendsen, accompanied by Armenian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Vahan Kostanyan, visited the Moon Rose greenhouse farm.

ArmInfo. Petrof, a leading European piano manufacturer, is interested in collaborating with Armenia. According to the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports, Petrof Executive Director Zuzana Cerálová-Petrofová stated this during a meeting with Tigran Virabyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia.

ArmInfo. The State Property Management Committee of Armenia will be renamed the State Assets Management Committee, and the Water Committee will be renamed the Land and Water Committee. At the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on October 27, amendments proposed by the Cabinet to the law "On the Structure and Activities of the Government" and a package of related laws will be discussed in the first reading.

ArmInfo. Armenia must adopt anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) legislation and develop appropriate protection mechanisms. Armenia’s Ombudsperson Anahit Manasyan stated this while speaking as a panelist at the high-level event <Human Rights-Based Action for Biodiversity: Opportunities and Challenges>, held as part of COP17.

ArmInfo. Preliminary results of the local government elections have shown that Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract party's rule is based solely on force, administrative resources, and a climate of fear among citizens, which is nothing new. Former Deputy Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Artak Zakaryan wrote about this on his Facebook page.

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.  As a result of comprehensive operational and investigative measures carried out by Criminal Police officers, more than ten cases of murder preparation were solved in 2025, and eight cases in the first nine months of 2026. This was reported by the press service of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Swiss Foreign Minister and OSCE Chairman-in-Office Ignazio Cassis visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex.

ArmInfo.From October 9 to 11, 2026, Dilijan hosted Tourism Regional Forum (TRF) 2026, bringing together representatives from tourism, hospitality, investment, culture, and urban development. Initiated by Green Rock, the forum brought together industry professionals for the second time, continuing the initiative launched in 2024.

ArmInfo. A delegation led by Deputy Minister of Defense of Armenia Karen Brutyan has been on a working visit to Washington since October 11.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports (MESCS) of Armenia Alfred Kocharyan and philanthropist David Tonoyan signed a memorandum of cooperation on the preservation and restoration of the Havuts Tar monastery complex in the Kotayk region.

ArmInfo. The final cost of hosting the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) is still unknown, as certain organizational work is ongoing. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan stated this in a conversation with journalists on October 12, when asked to specify the country's expenditure on this international event.

ArmInfo. The National Assembly of Armenia ratified the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to hold the UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP17) in Yerevan from October 19 to 30, 2026.

ArmInfo. Armenia has recorded significant progress in a number of areas within the framework of the Armenia-EU Visa Liberalization Action Plan. This was stated in a statement by the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is reported that the second EU assessment mission on the implementation of the Action Plan is in Armenia.

ArmInfo. By 2029, the updated child protection system will be operational throughout Armenia. Deputy Minister of Labor and Welfare Roza Babayan announced this at a public discussion in Yerevan on October 9, presenting ongoing reforms in this area.

ArmInfo. A memorandum of intent was signed between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Swedish Agency for Civil Protection and Sustainable Development within the framework of the "Resilient Armenia" program.