In a major diplomatic breakthrough ahead of the upcoming United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia and Colombia have officially spearheaded the launch of the Coalition for Action on Species Recovery (CARES).
ANTELIAS — Catholicos Aram I received a high-level delegation representing various Lebanese political parties on Thursday evening, October 15, 2026, to review the compounding crises gripping the nation.
The bilateral talks come at a critical time, as Armenia has repeatedly called for UNESCO's urgent intervention to monitor and protect endangered Armenian cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh following recent geopolitical shifts in the region.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the European Commission's Executive Vice-President for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, Teresa Ribera, on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The meeting took place in Yerevan on the sidelines of the COP17 Leaders' Summit on Biodiversity, according to an official statement released by the Armenian government's press service.
The landmark summit has brought together more than fifty high-ranking officials, including global heads of state, ministers, international organization representatives, scientists, and indigenous community leaders.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan formally briefed the Iranian side on the project's technical progress during his visit to Tehran earlier this month.
Pashinyan detailed the severe domestic impact that the more than thirty-year conflict with Azerbaijan has had on regional biodiversity
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