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ArmInfo.  Despite all the statements, issues of basic human rights in penitentiary institutions (PIs) in Armenia remain pressing.

ArmInfo.  Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and the bishops involved in the case who are in Armenia will participate in the first court hearing. Lawyer Ara  Zohrabyan announced this on his Facebook page.

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ArmInfo. It is necessary to decisively implement reforms in the education sector. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a government meeting on August 6.

ArmInfo.  Discussions on the candidacy of the third NA Vice Speaker continued at the August 6 session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Moscow and Yerevan are discussing the opening of a Russian Consulate General in Kapan and an Armenian consular office in Vladikavkaz. Bagir Mamiyev, head  of the Russian Foreign Ministry's representative office in  Vladikavkaz, told RIA Novosti.  Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat  Mirzoyan announced Armenia's plans to open a consular office in North  Ossetia back in 2023.

ArmInfo. On August 6, Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan departed for a working visit to the Kyrgyz Republic. The government press service  reported this.

ArmInfo.  Following Cannes, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) honors the outstanding Armenian director Artavazd Peleshyan. From September 10th to 20th,  the film festival will present a special program, "The Peleshyan  Project," featuring new digital restorations of classic films by the  legendary Armenian documentary director ("Land of the People" (1966),  "The Beginning" (1967), "We" (1969), "The Seasons" (1975), and "The  End" (1992).

ArmInfo.  As part of the 35th anniversary of Armenia's independence, RA diplomatic missions abroad plan to hold a series of events, the total cost of which, according  to preliminary estimates, will be approximately $1 million.

ArmInfo.  The names of three ministries in Armenia will be changed. At its August 6 session, the RA government approved amendments to the law "On the Structure and  Activities of the Government," which will be submitted to the RA  National Assembly for review in accordance with the established  procedure.

ArmInfo. On August 5, 2026, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov received Ignazio Cassis, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation – which currently holds the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.

ArmInfo. Ownership of a 51.9-square-meter property and a 0.082262-hectare land plot located on Aghayan Street in the Kentron community of Yerevan has been  returned to the Republic of Armenia. By decision of the RA Government  dated August 6, this property has been transferred to the State  Property Management Committee.

ArmInfo.Under the chairmanship of RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a meeting was held to discuss the draft Government Program of the Republic of Armenia  for 2026–2031.

ArmInfo.On August 5, Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan received Aryaeh Lightstone, Senior Advisor to the US Special Envoy for Peace  Missions.  The meeting was also attended by Konstantin Sokolov,  Founder and President of Trans-Caspian Enterprises, and David Allen,  Charge d'Affaires of the United States in Armenia.