ArmInfo.  An Armenian court has acquitted Hayk Shamiryan, the mayor of Askeran in Artsakh. Lawyer Vahe Yeprikyan announced this on his Facebook page.

ArmInfo. Below is a readout by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Armenia

ArmInfo.The Russian Federation fully supports the approach of keeping the "3+3" international platform—which includes Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran, and Turkey—free from politicization, as stated by Maria Zakharova,  official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

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ArmInfo.The European Union is not exerting sufficient pressure on Azerbaijan to secure the release of Armenian captives, as stated by Armen Ishkhanyan, son of  the former Chairman of the National Assembly of Artsakh, David  Ishkhanyan, during a conference in Brussels titled " Armenian  Prisoners in Azerbaijan and the Imperative of European Union  Engagement".

ArmInfo.The process of normalizing relations between Turkey and Armenia will continue in close coordination with Azerbaijan, according to the Turkish Ministry  of Foreign Affairs' 2026 Action Program.  The document notes that  ensuring lasting peace and stability in the South Caucasus remains  one of Ankara's top foreign policy priorities.

ArmInfo. Armenia has honored the memory of Admiral Louis Dartige du Fournet, as reported by the French Embassy in Armenia.

ArmInfo.Armenia is planning to establish a formal procedure for identifying, protecting, and supporting children who have been subjected to bullying. This  initiative was announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs,  which has published a draft bill on the e-draft.am portal for  normative legal acts.

ArmInfo.Human Rights Defender of Armenia Anahit Manasyan has met with Member of the European Parliament Marina Mesure.

ArmInfo.Tigran Mkrtchyan, the Ambassador of Armenia to Greece, met with Lysandros Tsilidis, President of the Federation of Hellenic Association of  Travel  and Tourism Agencies (FedHATTA), to discuss the potential for  developing cooperation in  tourism and fostering bilateral tourist  flows between the two countries.

ArmInfo.Representatives of Samvel Karapetyan's "Strong Armenia" bloc  traveled to the city of Stepanavan in Armenia's Lori region, to conduct an inventory of the city's ongoing challenges. Narek Karapetyan, a member of the bloc's political council, shared this information.

ArmInfo. Konstantin Sokolov, a Russian-born private equity investor in Chicago, will serve as chairman of a new state department enterprise fund  overseeing more than $200m designated for a central Asia trade  corridor, including investments in transportation, energy  infrastructure and critical minerals, as reported by the Guardian,  noting that the state department confirmed his appointment on Friday.

ArmInfo. Employees of the "MultiStone" enterprise in Abovyan have once again taken to the streets to demand the protection of their right to work. Their  attempts to obtain clarification from authorized government bodies  regarding the future of the company have proven fruitless, leaving  the staff in uncertainty for the past 10 days.

ArmInfo.  As of today, Armenia is an authoritarian state, as stated by lawyer Tatevik  Soghoyan during a panel discussion titled "Armenia on the Path to  Authoritarianism", held today, July 15, in Yerevan.

ArmInfo.  What saddens me most these days is that at all the enterprises associated with my name, people have lost the opportunity to go to work and earn a living.  This statement was made by Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous  Armenia Party, a well-known entrepreneur and philanthropist who is  currently in prison.

ArmInfo.  Ardshinbank continues to expand its digital services for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by relaunching its SME digital platform with enhanced features and an improved set of tools.

ArmInfo.  When it comes to films with war/post-war themes, the stories of heroes are always familiar to a significant portion of Armenian viewers. After all, pride in  one's history, origins, culture, and science are integral elements of  national identity and mentality.

ArmInfo.Rhetoric about "colonialism" requires consistency, otherwise it becomes a tool for political expediency and double standards. This opinion was expressed  on his Telegram page by Vahe Davtyan, a specialist in cross-border  transport and energy projects, political scientist, and PhD, in  response to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's attacks on the  "colonial legacy" of the USSR.

ArmInfo.  Baku is a strategic partner and ally of Turkey. There's no point in pretending that there are no political contradictions between Baku and Moscow, the First  Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs and  Russia's Special Representative for Migration and Citizenship noted  in an interview with the radio station "Moscow Speaking."

ArmInfo. On 14 July 2026, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov.