Sargsyan about Pashinyan. the company is closed and there are no criminal cases

Hayk Sargsyan, deputy of the ruling “Civil Agreement” faction, publicly commented on the current state of his relations with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, as well as the news about possible criminal prosecution. According to the politician, their once close friendship was effectively terminated due to the state status of the head of the government, and the statements about pending investigations are groundless.

During a briefing with journalists in the parliament on April 6, Sargsyan admitted that he considered Pashinyan his elder brother until May 2018. However, after the appointment of the latter as the prime minister, it became impossible to maintain the previous format of communication. The deputy considered this situation natural, stressing that the permanent connection was objectively cut off. At the same time, he expressed his belief that if Pashinyan leaves his post decades later, their friendly relations will be restored.

The parliamentarian separately referred to the recent harsh statements of the prime minister, which allowed the possibility of criminal cases to be initiated. Sargsyan categorically denied such a scenario, noting that no proceedings were initiated during the past months. He emphasized that the emergence of fabricated cases in post-revolutionary Armenia is unacceptable, and called on the media to avoid noisy headlines, because there are no real legal processes or even similar discussions about him.

Reference: the cooling of relations within the ruling power

Relations between Hayk Sargsyan and the leadership of the “Civil Contract” party noticeably worsened at the beginning of 2026. The decision of the party administration not to include the deputy in the pre-election lists received public attention. Commenting on this situation, Nikol Pashinyan announced zero tolerance for any manifestation of corruption among teammates. In response, Sargsyan categorically denied his involvement in illegal transactions, noting that his tough stance on a number of acute issues could cause dissatisfaction among some individuals within the political force.

An additional factor in the tension was the mention of Sargsyan’s name by the prosecutor during the court hearings in the case of Hovik Aghazaryan, another former deputy of the ruling party. Despite the information noise created around this process, the General Prosecutor’s Office of Armenia officially confirmed that Hayk Sargsyan does not have the status of an accused in any of the current criminal investigations.

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