Brand new Armenian beer factory's production is expected to be exported to Russia, the USA and Georgia. The owners also plan to produce non-alcoholic beer to export to Iran.

Estonian diplomat Toivo Klaar became the new Special Representative of European Union External Action Service (EEAS) for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.

“Talin-1” solar power station in the town of Talin in Aragatsotn province is the largest solar power station in Armenia.

System of a Down's Serj Tankian commented on Monsanto's possible investments in Armenia on his Facebook page, saying that “above all Monsanto is known as an evil corporation here in the US and Europe for all their practices, suing farmers etc.”

On October 30, the opening ceremony of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway took place in the town of Alyat, Azerbaijan. The railroad will transport 1 million passengers and about 6 million tons of freight annually. In the future, the capacity will grow.

The 9th ReAnimania International Animation Film & Comics Art Festival will take place in Yerevan on October 28 – November 3. It will be opened by "Loving Vincent", an animated film about Vincent Van Gogh's life.

The members of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council discussed IT, internal markets operation, trade, power industries and infrastructure issues during the meeting in Yerevan on October 25th. One of the key directions of negotiations concerned elimination of restrictions in the internal market of the EAEU in 2018-2019. The members also discussed initiatives for implementation of the EAEU digital agenda.

Historian Sergey Markedonov’s article on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict at Carnegie Moscow Center website.