April 29, 2026
Artak Zakaryan writes on his Facebook page. “The important thing is with “dukhov”…
According to the American TheBulwark.com, the US State Department is finalizing the development of a new design for US passports, which may also include the image and signature of President Donald Trump.
This idea is related to the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and provides for the printing of a limited number (25,000) of anniversary passports.
Let’s go back to Armenia.
To date, which country in the world has fundamentally changed its civil passport in the name of ICAO, “facilitation” of border crossings, obtaining visas or free movement?
I think that changing the passport is not so much about their UV protection, as canceling the old passport is about “eliminating” the connection with the victorious past of the Third Republic of Armenia. It is the replacement of past memories, historical stereotypes and symbols. It is not excluded that there will be a Turkish-Azerbaijani demand, for example, to remove the epic image of Davt of Sassoon from valid passports. Maybe it is a requirement to open the border with Turkey and/or to have an “acceptable” passport for Azerbaijanis returning to Armenia?
There may be other latent problems and with “pretty packaging”, all printed passports are taken out of circulation.
Otherwise, at this moment, there is no urgent and reasonable need to radically change the RA civil passport.
P.S. Can you include Nikol’s “Dukhov” picture in the “new passport” of the RA? If the image of Tamanyan will be included as the patriarch of urban development, let Pashinyan be included as the “patriarch” of Turan development. Especially since in the history of the Armenian people, Nikol Pashinyan and the sacrifice of Artsakh will forever be linked by an indelible bond (approached Syunik)…
It remains for the Armenian-hating Azerbaijanis and Turks to evaluate it as it deserves, “not to insult” the CP and help them to be re-elected in the near future.
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