ArmInfo.On August 12, a regular meeting of the working group was held. The working group was formed to effectively implement the necessary commitments and sectoral processes within the framework of the EU Visa Liberalization Action Plan. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs press  service, the meeting was chaired by Acting Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo.  Representatives of the Rescue Service of the RA Ministry of Internal  Affairs and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have  discussed issues related to technical re-equipment, disaster risk  reduction, and the implementation of joint programs, according to a  statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

ArmInfo. On the occasion of the first anniversary of the White House Peace Summit, a  meeting was held in Washington between Vahan Kostanyan, Acting Deputy  Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Elnur  Mammadov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of  Azerbaijan, and Allison Hooker, U.S. Under Secretary of State for  Political Affairs.

ArmInfo. By the decision of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol  Pashinyan, Gevorg Meliksetyan has been dismissed from his position as  Acting Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry, according to the PM's  office. 

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan dismissed Acting Deputy Minister of Labor  and Social Affairs Arayik Yesayan.

ArmInfo.Mnatsakan Safaryan, Acting Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda to Armenia Joseph Nzabamwita (residence - Moscow), who  presented  copies of his credentials.

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Environment has announced the appointment of Hayk Arakelyan as Deputy Minister.

ArmInfo.  On August 10, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a number of staff appointment  decisions.

ArmInfo. Armenia's Deputy Minister of Environment, Aram Meymaryan, held a working meeting with representatives from the Ecosystems Division of the  United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi.

ArmInfo.The old building of Zvartnots Airport will not be removed from the list of historical and cultural monuments of Yerevan. Deputy Minister of  Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Armen Simonyan announced this to Public TV.

ArmInfo. Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan participated in a high-level briefing in Nairobi dedicated to the 17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) and delivered a report.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a number of personnel appointments on August 6.

ArmInfo.  Aram Ghazaryan, Director of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) and Deputy Interior Minister, discussed bilateral issues with Masahiro  Ueki, Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation  Agency (JICA) Office in Georgia.

ArmInfo.  On August 4, RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan held a meeting to review the implementation and  practical field testing of new military uniform,  as well several other issues. Suren Papikyan shared this information  on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. David Hambaryan will head the Staff of the National Assembly of Armenia. Armenian Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan announced this to journalists during a briefing on August 3, noting that he had already signed the  corresponding decree yesterday.

ArmInfo. On July 31, RA Deputy Minister of Justice Gevorg Kocharyan received a delegation led by Zachary Barter, Director of the Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement at the US Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo. The Internal Security Attache for the South Caucasus of the French Republic, stationed in Tbilisi, Olivier Lefebvre, has been awarded a medal by  Armenia's Minister of Internal Affairs for his contribution to the  development and strengthening of cooperation between the interior  ministries of Armenia and France, as well as for supporting joint  programs. 

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Mnatsakan Safaryan received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic to Armenia (with residence in Moscow), Sara Feronha Martins, on the occasion of the presentation of copies of her credentials, ass  reported by the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Foreign  Affairs.

ArmInfo.Green Rock and Hyatt Hotels Corporation have signed an agreement to introduce the internationally renowned premium hotel brand Hyatt Regency Dilijan to Armenia. The hotel will become the first Hyatt Regency property in the country and will be developed in Dilijan.

ArmInfo. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport (MESKS) of the Republic of  Armenia, Artur Martirosyan, participated in the graduation ceremony  at the Russian-Armenian University (RAU), delivering a welcoming  address to this year's cohort of 966 graduates.