ArmInfo. The arrest of Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan, is intended to break the center of resistance before the next trials awaiting the country. This was stated by Agnessa Khamoyan, a member of parliament from the "Armenia" faction, at a press conference in Yerevan on September 8.

ArmInfo. Candidates for the positions of deputy chairpersons of the National Assembly committees have been nominated in the Armenian Parliament.

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. UNICEF, the international organization for child protection and protection under the auspices of the United Nations, issued a noteworthy media release on September 8th regarding the completion of a psychosocial support program for displaced persons, implemented jointly with the Afeyan Foundation.

ArmInfo. The Strong Armenia opposition faction of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia has nominated Ruben Mkhitaryan for the position of Chairman of the NA Committee on Territorial Administration and Environmental Protection.

ArmInfo. In Goris, a first-degree disabled woman who has been bedridden for 50 years has been deprived of her benefits under the pretext of her "security." This is according to Irina Yolyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the Strong Armenia opposition faction.

ArmInfo. Three citizens have been detained in Armenia for attempting to illegally sell 5 kg of drugs, according to a statement from the Investigative Committee.

ArmInfo. As a result of the prosecutor's office's intervention, a land plot of approximately 223 hectares was returned to the Goris community of Armenia's Syunik region. This was stated in a statement by the supervisory body.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Committee of Armenia confirms the detention of the head of the Gegharkunik regional education department and the principals of several schools. All are suspected of receiving and giving bribes.

ArmInfo. Armenia currently has "nothing to choose from" in the referendum proposed by the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries, but the organization is not prepared to wait for the country to "pave the way" to the European Union (EU) and is demanding a choice be made here and now. Artak Zakaryan, a member of the board of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) and former Deputy Defense Minister, wrote this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Armenian Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ararat Mirzoyan called Kazakh Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and congratulated him on his appointment as Kazakhstan's Foreign Minister.

ArmInfo. Armenia's European integration policy is not receiving reciprocity, and Yerevan's aspirations are fraught with endless waiting in the hopes of becoming part of the European Union. This was stated by Leonid Slutsky, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.

ArmInfo. Armenia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan and Speaker of the Saeima of Latvia Daiga Mieriņa expressed their readiness at a meeting in Riga on September 7 to develop cooperation in areas important for the sustainable development of both countries, including the economy and energy.

ArmInfo. The European Commission's evasive position on the timing of visa-free travel with Armenia is not unexpected: Brussels traditionally demands maximum concessions from applicants, but limits itself to assurances of "brilliant prospects." This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

ArmInfo. The National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov paid a visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, where he attended the World Equestrian Games and the Akhal-Teke horse beauty competition.

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ArmInfo. Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs and Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Ararat Mirzoyan discussed expanding cooperation between Armenia and Latvia at a meeting in Riga on September 7.

ArmInfo. In Riga, the official part of Armenian Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Ararat Mirzoyan's visit began with a one-on-one meeting with Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze. According to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, the talks then continued in an expanded format with the participation of the delegations.

Arminfo. Despite the call by the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) urging residents of the Bureghavan community to temporarily refrain from using tap water following another outbreak of intestinal infection, community head Hakob Balasanyan claims that at present there is no documentation confirming a connection between cases of hospitalization with symptoms of poisoning and water quality. He stated this in a conversation with journalists on September 7.

ArmInfo. During Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's upcoming visit to Moscow, the main topic of bilateral relations related to Yerevan's further integration vector will be discussed. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the Russian presidential press secretary, during a briefing on September 7.