Members of the Armenian National Congress, led by parliamentary candidate Levon Zurabyan, toured the streets of Yerevan on May 15 as part of campaigning for Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections, meeting and speaking with residents.

Zurabyan distributed campaign leaflets to citizens, presented the party’s programme and answered questions from the public.

Addressing problems in the public transport sector, Zurabyan said Yerevan’s infrastructure as a whole needs to be transformed.

Campaigning for the parliamentary elections scheduled for June 7 officially began on May 8 and will continue until June 5. A total of 19 political forces -including two alliances and 17 parties -have registered to participate in the vote.

The Armenian National Congress is running under ballot number 10 with the slogan “A Rational Path for Armenia.” The party has submitted an electoral list consisting of 99 candidates to the Central Electoral Commission.

Consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Kazakhstan took place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, headed by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, David Karapetyan, and the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, Amangeldi Sainov, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a readout.

The Kazakh delegation participating in the consultations also included the Director of the Human Resources Department of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry, Medet Makulzhanov.

During the consultations, the interlocutors touched upon a wide range of issues related to cooperation between the apparatuses of the Foreign Ministries of the two countries.

In particular, views were exchanged on the organization of diplomatic service, training and retraining of personnel, best practices in the field of human resources management, as well as steps taken towards the structural and functional modernization of the two ministries.

Both sides emphasized the importance of enhancing direct contacts between the respective departments of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and holding regular consultations in the context of increasing the efficiency of the diplomatic service and exchanging experience.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia congratulated the Republic of Paraguay on its Independence Day.

“We warmly congratulate the government and people of the Republic of Paraguay on their Independence Day,” the ministry said in a post on X.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia Hamlet Harutyunyan received the Consul General of the US Embassy in Armenia, Jerry Barnett, Head of the Visa Department Alex Jones and representatives of the consulate.

During the meeting, the sides discussed reforms implemented in the field of child protection and intercountry adoption, as well as efforts aimed at improving legal regulations.

In particular, the Armenian Justice Ministry presented steps taken toward developing domestic regulations stemming from the 1993 Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, as well as the process of developing draft government decisions arising from Armenia’s Family Code.

The discussion also focused on initiatives and planned regulations aimed at clarifying sectoral procedures, increasing the efficiency of the process, and ensuring transparency and accountability.

The sides emphasized the need to protect the best interests of children, introduce legal mechanisms in line with international standards, and ensure predictable and reliable procedures in the field.

The parties highly appreciated the constructive and effective cooperation established in the area of child protection and intercountry adoption, stressing the importance of continuously developing and strengthening bilateral ties in this sphere.

The Football Federation of Armenia has announced the list of foreign-based players called up by head coach Yeghishe Melikyan for Armenia’s upcoming friendly matches.

Melikyan included Georgiy Harutyunyan of Puskás Akadémia FC, Edgar Sevikyan of FC Akron Tolyatti, Nair Tiknizyan of Red Star Belgrade, Eduard Spertsyan of FC Krasnodar, Davit Hakobyan of FK Železiarne Podbrezová, Grant-Leon Ranos of Eintracht Frankfurt, Arthur Miranyan of Bnei Sakhnin F.C., Narek Grigoryan of FCV Farul Constanța, David Davidyan of FC Rotor Volgograd, Artem Bandikyan of PFC CSKA and Tigran Avanesyan of FC Orenburg in the squad.

Vahan Bichakhchyan, Finn Geragusian, Styopa Mkrtchyan and Ugochukwu Iwu will miss the national team camp due to injuries.