In the "Kurtik" medieval village of Lorut village, Lori marz, RA, the employees of the PMP Lori regional service of the KGSMN "Preservation Service" SNOC have dug out and completed one khachkar. Only the upper part of the second khachkar could be completed. This is announced by the state non-commercial organization "Historical-Cultural Reserve-Museums and Historical Environment Protection Service". Earlier, the employees of the regional service gave a new life to the newly discovered cross stone found in the fall of 2023 in the "Ktsvut" village of the Lorut village /13-14th century/ in the framework of the "New Life to Cross Stones" project. The bifurcated khachkar was united, cleaned and erected. The "New Life to the Crosses" program has an ongoing nature.

In Armenia, a special medical facility will be created for detainees who need long-term or permanent medical assistance, which will be managed by the SNOC. Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic Levon Balyan said about this in the National Assembly on July 10, during the discussion of the bill on amendments and additions to the Criminal Code, at the extraordinary session of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs. In particular, an authorization norm will be introduced in the Criminal Procedure Code of Armenia, which will allow the order of the Minister of Justice to regulate in more detail the procedure for assessing the risks and needs of convicts. According to the speaker, in the field of criminal justice and penitentiary system reform, the effective assessment of the risks and needs of prisoners is key, which is the basis for the development and implementation of an individual resocialization program. "The Criminal Code stipulates that the work of resocialization and formation of positive behavior begins from the first day of the execution of the sentence. The content of these works derives from the convict's personal and behavioral changes and is based on the results of his risk and needs assessment," Balyan emphasized. According to him, it is planned to transfer the convicts who need long-term medical care, as well as service and care in hospital conditions, to the aforementioned medical institution. In the medical facility, the convict will be kept under special conditions ensuring increased supervision. The deputy minister noted that the specifics of the conditions for keeping the convict in a medical facility will be defined by the internal regulations of the penitentiary. According to the proposed changes, the convict will be kept in the isolation cell provided for him. "Convicts whose health condition cannot be maintained in medical facilities of penal institutions will be accommodated in medical facilities," Balyan explained. The penitentiary service will ensure the order and conditions of execution of sentences in the medical penitentiary, and the state non-profit organization "Criminal Medicine Center of the Ministry of Health" will provide medical assistance and service to the convicts. After a rather long discussion, the legislative initiative received a positive opinion from the permanent parliamentary committee.

The State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia will perform on tour in the United States of America from June 26 to 29. The glorious music of Aram Khachatryan will be played exclusively in three of the most prestigious American concert halls, performed by the Armenian State Symphony Orchestra, virtuoso violinist Sergey Khachatryan and under the direction of the orchestra's artistic director and chief conductor Sergey Smbatyan. The concerts will take place on June 26 at the "Symphony Hall" concert hall in Boston, on June 27 at the "Carnegie Hall" in New York, and on June 29 at the "Walt Disney" concert hall in Los Angeles.

The trends of wage growth are maintained in Armenia. RA Statistical Committee informs about it. In the months of January-March 2024, the average monthly nominal salary in Armenia was 8.2 percent higher than the index of the same period last year, making 282,879 drams. In March of this year, compared to February, it increased by 12.5 percent, and compared to March of last year, the increase was 8.1 percent. It is noted that in March of this year, the average monthly nominal salary in Armenia was 307 thousand 655 drams.

The rescue service informs that there are closed roads in the RA territory. The highways leading from the "Amberd" high mountain meteorological station to Amberd Castle and Kari Lake in Aragatsotn Marz are closed. It is foggy in the Vardenyats mountain pass. According to the information received from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Crisis Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs of North Ossetia, the Stepantsminda-Lars highway is open for all types of vehicles.

During the second reading, the State Duma postponed until March 21 the discussion of the bill, which plans to recognize the driver's licenses of Armenian citizens in Russia, when carrying out business and work activities, reports "RIA Novosti". The document provides for the recognition of national driver's licenses of Armenian citizens in the territory of the Russian Federation when carrying out entrepreneurial and work activities related to driving vehicles, it is stated in the explanatory note of the bill presented by the government. The President of the Chamber Vyacheslav Volodin proposed to invite the representatives of the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs to discuss the bill, as well as to prepare for the discussion of this issue the representatives of the CIS Committee, which cooperates with colleagues from Armenia. "To discuss this issue within the framework of our communication with the Armenian Parliament... Nothing will happen if we postpone the discussion to next week, on the 21st of the month, what do you think?" Moreover, it will be more correct if we discuss this issue with our colleagues, the deputies of the Armenian parliament," said Volodin. After the discussion with the departments, Volodin suggested to continue the discussion. He added that it is a serious step that emphasizes the level of relations between the countries. "What is the position of the Prime Minister of Armenia?" These are serious decisions, we are opening the market, improving self-realization opportunities for Armenian citizens who, after the adoption of this law, will be able to work in the territory of the Russian Federation, using their national rights," said the spokesperson. Currently, the permit to drive vehicles is valid for citizens of Kyrgyzstan and those countries where the use of the Russian language is confirmed as official.

The PACE Bureau was suggested to organize urgent hearings regarding the situation in Artsakh. NA deputy Vladimir Vardanyan announced this on his Facebook page. "During the session held in Paris, the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe decided to contact the PACE Bureau and propose to organize a discussion of the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh at the PACE 2023. During the October session of the Council of Europe, member states of the Council of Europe should urgently organize joint hearings on the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh in the Monitoring and Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons Committees.

The use of video cameras in functional and diagnostic rooms, as well as in operating rooms, wards, bathrooms and toilets of organizations providing medical care and service is strictly prohibited. This was announced by Lusine Badalyan, co-author of the legislative initiative, member of the "Civil Agreement" faction, during the discussion of the package of bills on amendments to the law "On medical care and service of the population" and amendments to related laws at the session of the National Assembly on September 12. According to him, in case of using cameras, organizations providing medical services should post warning signs. He noted that the data obtained as a result of the use of cameras will be provided in accordance with the current legislation. The importance of the adoption of this law, according to the authors, stems from the need to maintain medical secrecy during the provision of medical services, as well as the need to exclude problems related to human rights violations.