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29 September 2025
Agreement Signed for Armenia to Host the Meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the Nagoya Protocol
Within the framework of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Government of the Republic of Armenia, represented by Hambardzum Matevosyan, Minister of Environment of the RA, and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, represented by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention, signed an agreement under which Armenia will host the Seventeenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Twentieth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the Sixth Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol, to be held from 18 to 30 October 2026.
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25 September 2025
Recently, during one of the international conferences, a claim was made that the air quality in Yerevan is the worst in the South Caucasus
In the Republic of Armenia, air quality monitoring is conducted by the Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center of the Ministry of Environment. According to official data, occasional exceedances of permissible concentrations particularly for dust and nitrogen dioxide are observed in Yerevan; however, these do not indicate continuous or severe pollution.
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18 September 2025
Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan Met with Kirsti Narinen, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Armenia
During the meeting, the parties reviewed successfully implemented joint projects and discussed new opportunities for cooperation.
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18 September 2025
Deputy Minister Aram Meymaryan Met With Deputy Head of Mission and Trade and Investment Officer at the British Embassy Yerevan and Climate Change Coordinator
During the meeting, the parties discussed Armenia’s key environmental priorities and the opportunities for future international cooperation in these areas. Particular attention was given to the preparatory work for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Armenia in 2026, with emphasis on its significance within the global environmental agenda.
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17 September 2025
Meeting With Representatives of Air Transport Companies as Part of Preparations for the COP17
As part of the preparations for the COP17, a working meeting with representatives of air transport companies was held at the Ministry of Environment of the RA. Vahe Davtyan, Deputy Minister of Environment of the RA; Nader Ibrahim, Representative of the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, who is in Armenia as part of regular visit to monitor the preparatory work; Mihran Khachatryan, Chairman of the Civil Aviation Committee; and representatives of approximately two dozen air transport companies.
