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YEREVAN — Armenia and India have agreed to expand cooperation in defense technologies, research, innovation and joint production, following talks in Yerevan on August 17. Armenian Minister of High-Tech Industry Davit Tadevosyan received a delegation headed by Indian Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, who arrived in Armenia on an official visit.

YEREVAN — Civil Contract parliamentary faction member Artur Hovhannisyan has criticized the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), saying the alliance has yet to recognize the borders of Armenia under which the country originally joined the organization.

YEREVAN — Romanos Petrosyan, temporary manager of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), has outlined five major achievements that he says were accomplished during nearly one year of state intervention and temporary management of the company. In a post on Facebook, Petrosyan said he decided to highlight the results after numerous members of parliament, both from the ruling Civil Contract faction and opposition groups, repeatedly referred to ENA in recent days.

BRATISLAVA — Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Samvel Terteryan won the gold medal in the 77 kg weight category at the U20 World Wrestling Championships currently underway in Bratislava, Slovakia. In the final, Terteryan defeated Azerbaijan’s Javidan Nahmatov to claim the world championship title. Terteryan began his campaign in the qualification round, where he defeated an Egyptian wrestler 9-0. In the round of 16, he recorded a 6-0 victory over an opponent from the United States.

By BERGE JOLOLIAN Look closely at this ancient Armenian coin of King Tigranes IV and his sister and co-ruler, Queen Erato. At first, the king commands your attention. Look again, and a second face emerges behind him – Erato herself. Turn the coin over and another unmistakably Armenian image appears: the twin peaks of Mount Ararat, viewed from Artashat, the royal capital of the Artaxiad (Artashesian) Kingdom of Greater Armenia.

YEREVAN — Armenia’s first Strategic and Systemic Sports Reform Forum was held today at the Yerevan State Sports College of Olympic Reserve, bringing together key stakeholders from across the country’s sports sector. Welcoming participants, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan emphasized the importance of making such discussions a regular occurrence and said the goal is to turn the forum into an annual platform.

ISTANBUL — Inspectors from Turkey’s Ministry of Education have begun conducting inspections at Armenian schools in Istanbul, with similar inspections expected to take place at Greek and Jewish minority schools. According to reports, inspectors have informed Armenian school administrators that they will no longer be permitted to enroll students who are citizens of Armenia and have reportedly advised that such students be transferred to Turkish public schools, Ermenihaber reported.

YEREVAN — Armenia recorded 59,300 more arrivals than departures during the first half of 2026, according to Nelli Davtyan, Acting Head of the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. “In the first half of 2026, 59,300 more people entered Armenia than left the country, whereas in previous years that figure was between 10,000 and 15,000,” Davtyan said during a press conference summarizing the first six months of the year.

ALMATY — Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan met with Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut in Almaty on August 13 to discuss issues related to agricultural cooperation and restrictions affecting Armenian exports. The two ministers discussed the further development of cooperation in the agro-industrial sector.

YEREVAN  — Interest in obtaining Armenian citizenship has increased significantly among Russian citizens of Armenian descent, according to Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. “Armenia has transformed from a country of emigration into one that is also both a transit country and a destination for migrants. This trend is continuing and even gaining momentum,” Acting Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Armen Ghazaryan said during a press conference.