Armenia

The president hailed 'a new page' in ties with Saudi Arabia and thanked the Arab world for sheltering Armenians after genocide; there are fewer than 3 million Armenian citizens living in the country but worldwide diaspora is between 5 and 7 million

The mayor of Yerevan has met with top managers of the Defense Housing Company, which will build a 128-hectare residential complex, with a school, kindergarten, artificial lake and forest park, at an estimated cost of about 2 billion dollars

On the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Spitak earthquake, which falls today, Minister of Emergency Situations declared it is introducing new methods to strengthen seismic protection of buildings and conducting evacuation training with residents

The Australian parliament will debate a motion calling on the Australian government to recognise the Armenian genocides, the Armenian National Committee of Australia reported

The Minister of Justice and the chargé d'affaires of the Georgian Embassy discussed opportunities for exchange of practices and information aimed at establishing Houses of Justice in the country on the Georgian model

The minimum wage is expected to increase to 85.000 dram, about US$178, by 2026; the current monthly minimum wage is 68.000 dram, US$142

The sixth STARMUS festival, to be held in the country next September, will bring together more than 60 scientists, engineers and artists from around the world; '50 years on Mars' is the festival's slogan, dedicated entirely to the red planet

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has decided to establish a diocese in the country

The nuclear power plant in Metsamor, the only one in the Caucasus, will be modernized with the contribution of an international partnership soon to be defined; Slovak company Vuye is negotiating their involvement

Within the Armenian Business Forum-2021 held this week, the chairman of the Association of Armenian Entrepreneurs stated that they will allocate about US$50 million for the development of the Republic of Artsakh, also know as Nagorno-Karabakh

The Yerevan Municipality accepts till October 5 applications for a public tender for landscape architecture and design restoration of the area adjacent to the Freedom Square

The Armenian church in Turkish Malatya reopened for services after restoration; the first liturgy since 1915 was held by the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Sahak Mashalian

An investment program for opening a new ski resort in the Aragatsotn region presented by Myler Mountain Resort CJSC has been approved by the government, as increasing tourism diversity is key to restoring the local economy