ArmInfo. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, along with Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan and  Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports Zhanna  Andreasyan, visited the National Center for Nuclear Medicine of the  V.A. Fanarjyan National Oncology Center. The Prime Minister reviewed  the conditions created at the center and discussed upcoming programs.

ArmInfo. Following instructions from Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, senior defense  officials are holding meetings and discussions with conscript  sergeants and combat position commanders, according to the Ministry  of Defense press service.

ArmInfo.  During a working visit to Kyiv, Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of  Armenia Vahan Kostanyan met with Oleksandr Merezhko, Chairman of the  Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (VRU) Committee on Foreign Policy and  Interparliamentary Cooperation.

ArmInfo. Armenia recorded a positive net migration balance of 5,200 people in the  first half of 2026, marking a 21.2% year-over-year decline, according  to data from the Statistical Committee of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's population reached 3.104 million as of July 2026, growing by 0.6%  (19,500 people) year-over-year, according to data from the  Statistical Committee of Armenia. This represents a minor  deceleration from the 0.8% growth rate recorded in the previous year.

ArmInfo.  Armenia registered 14,281 births in the first half of 2026, representing a  1.9% year-over-year decline, according to data from the Statistical  Committee of Armenia. The crude birth rate dipped to 9.3 per 1,000  residents, down from 9.5 per 1,000 in H1 2025.

ArmInfo. Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Vahan  Kostanyan, as part of his working visit to Kyiv, met with Olena  Kondratiuk, Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine,  according to Armenia's MFA press service.

ArmInfo.  Armenia's First Deputy Minister of Defense and Chief of the General Staff of  the Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Edward Asryan, received the  newly appointed Ambassador of Rwanda to Armenia, Joseph Nzabamwita.

ArmInfo. CSTO member states continue to consider Armenia as an ally in the organization,  as stated by Secretary General Taalatbek Masadykov  to RIA Novosti.

ArmInfo. Starting this autumn, citizens of the Republic of Armenia will be able to apply for new biometric passports and ID cards under a modernized civil  documentation system. Nelly Davtyan, Acting Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, announced  the updated fee structure and procedural guidelines during a press conference on August 14, 2026.

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ArmInfo.The opposition "Strong Armenia" faction in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has nominated David Ghazinyan for the position of Chairman of the Standing Committee on Territorial Administration and Environmental Protection.

ArmInfo.The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Ruben Rubinyan, received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Armenia, Rafael Enrique Gonzalez Aleman, on August 14, 2026.

ArmInfo.More than 40,000 forcibly displaced residents from Nagorno-Karabakh have been granted citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, according to Nelly  Davtyan, Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Speaking at a press conference on  August 14, 2026, Davtyan provided an update on the integration and legal status of individuals displaced following the events of  September 2023.  Out of the total number of new citizens, over 12,000 are minors, she noted.

ArmInfo. This summer, with the support of Idram and IDBank, 200 children of the “Republican Center for Children and Youth” SNCO from Yerevan and different regions of Armenia once again participated in the Children and Youth Sports and Tourism Tent Camp.

ArmInfo.The Armenian public expects the National Assembly to focus on solving pressing national problems rather than generating scandals and trading demands for public apologies, as stated by Aram Vardevanyan, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and member of the opposition "Strong  Armenia" faction, during a press- briefing on August 14, 2026.

ArmInfo.It is time to truly believe in our strength, change course, and follow the path, aspirations, and  road of the true Armenian dream. This is what Aram  Sargsyan, leader of the pro-Western Republic Party, writes in his article.  According to him, if one had to describe the current situation in Armenia in one word, it would be a "turning point."

ArmInfo. The EU assessment mission has provided Armenia with 53 recommendations on legislation and policy development as part of the visa liberalization  process, as stated by Armen Ghazaryan, Acting Deputy Interior Minister of Armenia, during a press conference on August 14.

ArmInfo.Edgar Ghazaryan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition "Strong Armenia" faction, has stated that  he has no intention of giving up his parliamentary mandate following yesterday's incident in the National Assembly.

ArmInfo. Armenia is set to reform its approach to granting citizenship, with officials  signaling that a new legislative package will be introduced in the  near future, as stated by Armen Ghazaryan, Acting Deputy Minister of  Internal Affairs, during a press conference on August 14, 2026. He  noted that the current framework must be re-evaluated because, for  years, citizenship has been perceived primarily as a "transactional  tool" rather than a status carrying deeper civic significance.