ArmInfo. The famous statue of Vahagn the Dragon-Slayer will be moved from Isakov Avenue to the center of Armenia's capital. The corresponding decision was made on June 18 at a meeting of the RA government.

ArmInfo. When a political alternative is ousted from parliament, it's not the opposition that loses, but the system of checks and balances, democracy, and,  ultimately, the state.  In his new article, former Armenian Foreign  Minister and founding member of the Pan-Armenian Council of Diplomats  Ara Ayvazyan responded to the results of the Central Electoral  Commission (CEC) recount, which resulted in the Prosperous Armenia  Party (PAP) not gaining a seat in parliament.

ArmInfo.Officers from the RA State Revenue Committee discovered 10 kg of marijuana smuggled from Iran. This was reported in a statement by the agency.

ArmInfo. The fact that the meeting between Armenian Security Secretary Armen Grigoryan and Azerbaijani Presidential Aide Hikmet Hajiyev took place in our region demonstrates that we are moving forward in the peace process.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed this opinion to  journalists during a briefing on June 18.

ArmInfo.  As long as the opposition remains silent, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan can use Plan B and secure a constitutional majority of two-thirds. This opinion  was expressed by political scientist Benjamin Matevosyan, following  the opposition's lack of action following the June 7 parliamentary  elections and Pashinyan's recent statements.

ArmInfo. At a meeting on June 18, the Armenian government approved the ratification of the protocol to the CIS Member States' Agreement "On the Procedure for  Investigating Occupational Accidents Involving Workers Outside Their  State of Residence."

ArmInfo. In Armenia, individuals with disabilities and those over 63 will have employment  opportunities. At its July 18 meeting, the RA government approved a  program to ensure employment for individuals with disabilities and  those over 63.

ArmInfo. The West widely uses fake news to change political regimes in so-called target countries and creates communication mechanisms to control people. This method  was also used in Armenia in 2018. This was stated by Sergei Shoigu,  Secretary of the Russian Security Council (SC).

ArmInfo.  Advisor to the Cultural  Center of the Iranian Embassy in Armenia Mohammad Asadi Movahed and Acting Rector of the Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU)  Lilit Mkrtchyan discussed prospects for expanding educational  cooperation between the countries.

ArmInfo. On June 17, in Vienna, Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Robert Abisoghomonyan participated and delivered remarks at the OSCE Annual Security Review Conference. Remarks by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Robert  Abisoghomonyan follows below: 

ArmInfo.  No one will succeed in casting a shadow on the activities of the state structures of the Republic of Artsakh through unfounded accusations, false information,  and political speculation. This was stated by Ashot Danielyan,  Chairman of the National Assembly of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  (NKR), amid the spread of unverified information online and on  various public platforms about funds linked to Artsakh Fruit CJSC.

ArmInfo.  The Armenian authorities never made territorial claims against other countries  from 1991 to 2018, according to former Vice Speaker of the Armenian  Parliament and RPA Press Secretary Eduard Sharmazanov.

ArmInfo.  Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met with a delegation from Save Armenia, led by Executive Director Dr. Paul Murray.

ArmInfo. David Kazinyan, a candidate for parliament from the "Strong Armenia" bloc, has been ordered by a court to be arrested for two months. His lawyer, Aram  Vardevanyan, reported this to Armenian media.

ArmInfo. The US-Iranian memorandum, signed on June 17, is more beneficial for Iran from a political and economic perspective. This was stated by Turkologist,  professor, and former director of the Institute of Oriental Studies  of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia Ruben Safrastyan.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisogomonyan held talks with Muriel Penever, Head of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Swiss OSCE Chairmanship.

ArmInfo.  RA Ambassador to the United State Narek Mkrtchyan participated in a roundtable discussion on the Armenia-United States agenda with representatives of the  Brookings Institution and other think tanks.

ArmInfo. Samvel Karapetyan, leader of the "Strong Armenia" opposition bloc, proposes creating a post-election opposition coalition.

ArmInfo.  Since this morning, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia has launched a series of raids and searches across several companies associated with Gagik Tsarukyan, prominent entrepreneur and leader of the "Prosperous Armenia" party.

ArmInfo.  The Central Electoral Commission of Armenia has authorized the criminal prosecution of Robert Kocharyan, the country's second president and leader of the "Armenia" bloc.