ArmInfo. The United States has provided the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant with a simulator worth $3.4 million. The transfer ceremony took place on June 3rd.  "I was pleased to participate in the commissioning of a state-of-the-art simulator to help ensure the safe operation of the Armenian NPP," U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Kristina Kvien said at the ceremony.

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ArmInfo. The Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia visited the Engineering City to get acquainted with the completion of the construction work of the business accelerator building.

ArmInfo.  Dilijan, thanks to its Meet Dilijan initiative, has become a laureate of the prestigious MICE Excellence Awards in the field of business tourism.

ArmInfo.  Rosselkhoznadzor is concerned about the increasing violations in the supply of plant products from Armenia to Russia. This is stated in the agency's statement.

ArmInfo. Within the framework of his working visit to Japan, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Hakob Arshakyan held a meeting with Mr  Hiroyuki Nagahama, Vice President of the House of Councillors, Parliament of Japan.

ArmInfo.  From January 1 to the present, 2.294 billion drams have been returned to 25,669 citizens of Armenia who filled out a general declaration in the form of social loans.  This was written by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his Facebook account.

ArmInfo. On June 4, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.,  the  Russian Export Center (REC) will organize a business mission for Russian companies in the food, beauty, and pharmaceutical industries at the Holiday Inn Yerevan hotel as part of the Made in Russia program. 

ArmInfo.  Armenia and Russia see untapped potential in health and wellness tourism, as stated during a meeting between Lusine Gevorgyan, the head of the Tourism Committee  of Armenia, and Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, Maxim Reshetnikov. The meeting took place as part of the Tourism Council of the CIS member states.

ArmInfo. Supported by AraratBank, the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall partnered with various community organizations to host a celebratory event in the grounds next to the concert hall. The event featured actors and entertainers who created a heartwarming environment for children with traditional games, interactive activities, chalk drawing, and refreshments.

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ArmInfo.  On June 1, 33 environmental and human rights organizations in Turkey held a protest  in Igdir, where they demanded the shutdown of the Armenian NPP.As reported by Ermenihaber, protesters  noted that the NPP in Armenia, despite its service life expiring in 2025, is still actively operating. Sabahat Aslan, President of the Mersin Nature and Environment Association, pointed out that the Metsamor NPP has the most hazardous technology among all nuclear power stations in the world today. She emphasized that this station has an extremely negative impact on the environment and  human health, particularly in the province of Igdir. "We urge all international organizations dealing with nuclear power plants and the Armenian government to  close the Metsamor NPP before Armenia turns into another Chernobyl and Fukushima. The relevant structures in our country must take immediate measures to close it. Our struggle will continue until the Armenian NPP is closed," the protester noted, adding that Igdir is currently suffering greatly due to the operation of the NPP in Armenia.  The number of cancer cases in the region has allegedly increased significantly, with people unable to receive treatment, and an increasing number of children born with leukemia. The protesters also voiced opposition to the construction of a NPP on the territory  of Turkey itself.

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ArmInfo. Gross international reserves (GIR) of Armenia by May 2025 increased by 23% per annum or  by $727.4 million (against a decline of 12.3% or by $448.5 million a year ago), reaching $3.916 billion, still behind the record $4.220 billion in August 2023.

ArmInfo.Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, the capital's first low-cost carrier, celebrated the launch of its  inaugural flight to Yerevan, Armenia, further expanding its growing network directly from the UAE's capital, an official report reads. 

ArmInfo.  Ameriabank has been awarded the bronze award in  Fixed Income Market category at the FEAS Champions League (FEAS Champions League Award 2025) for its stock market activity. The award ceremony took place within the framework of the prestigious annual international conference ConFEAS 2025 of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS). 

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ArmInfo. From May 26 to May 30, 2025, there was a significant increase of dollar and ruble transactions in Armenia's interbank foreign exchange market. Additionally, euro transactions have resumed after more than two months of absence. Specifically, the weekly trend of ruble transactions not only continued to rise but also accelerated from 75%  to 8.6 times. This acceleration was also observed for dollar transactions, with growth increasing from 12% to 37%. As a result, ruble transactions began to surpass dollar transactions by 6 times, while a week earlier the situation was the opposite and more modest,  with the volume of dollar transactions exceeding ruble transactions by only 1.1 times.