Author: Christine Harutyunian

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who announced hours ago that he will no longer hold that position, remaining only as the chairman of the country’s security council and the head of the ruling Nur Otan party.

Prime Minister Pashinyan emphasized the invaluable role of President Nazarbayev in ensuring the progress and development of Kazakhstan and his great contribution to the establishment of integration processes in the Eurasian region.

Nikol Pashinyan highly appreciated the existing friendly cooperation between the two countries and the personal relations formed with President Nazarbayev. He wished success to President Nazarbayev in his future activities. An agreement was reached to meet in Astana on May 29 within the framework of the Jubilee Summit of the Eurasian Economic Union.

The Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia has charged NA deputy Eduard Babayan for beating Vyacheslav Harutyunov, the father of World Youth Boxing Championship gold medalist Nikolay Harutyunov. “Pastinfo” informs about this.

SIS Press Secretary Marine Ohanjanyan informed that he was charged under Article 112, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code, causing grievous bodily harm, and the criminal case with an indictment was sent to the prosecutor to be sent to court. The Public Relations Department of the Prosecutor’s Office promised to answer later whether the indictment has already been approved or not.

To remind, the incident took place on July 2, 2018. the sportsman’s father was taken to “Armenia” HBC with severe physical injuries from the “Olympavan” gymnasium owned by PAP leader, NOC president Gagik Tsarukyan, where a meeting was held between the boxers and the leadership of the Olympic Committee. At the meeting, Tsarukyan criticized the work of the boxing federation, which caused an argument between Vyacheslav Harutyunov, the father of gold medalist Nikolay Harutyunov. The dispute escalated into a fight, as a result of which Champon’s father was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Regarding the incident, the Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case and announced that the president of the National Olympic Committee was arrested on suspicion of beating the athlete’s father. Gagik Tsarukyanabout the arrest of adviser Eduard Babayan.

Later, the Investigative Committee announced that the case was sent to the SIS, because “as a result of the measures taken, data was obtained regarding the possible participation of MP Gagik Tsarukyan in the violence against the citizen.” Tsarukyan was not charged.

It should be noted that Eduard Babayan was considered Gagik Tsarukyan’s bodyguard and always accompanied him during meetings. During the examination, however, Eduard Babayan presented himself as Gagik Tsarukyan’s advisor. And the initiated criminal case did not prevent him from being nominated as a deputy candidate and being elected as a deputy.

State Secretary of the Security Council of Belarus, Stanislav Zas, who is running for the post of CSTO Secretary General, stated that there is still no significant change in his appointment.

At the meeting with journalists in Minsk, he commented on the recent events surrounding his appointment as CSTO Secretary General, noting that he has not yet met with RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

Zasi noted that he offered to meet Pashinyan at any time convenient for the Armenian side, but he has not yet received an answer. “We haven’t received an answer yet. The rest of the CSTO member-states have expressed their support for the Belarusian candidate,” he said.

The Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus also added that the CSTO charter also allows for making decisions with limited members. The Armenian side once answered regarding this issue that an absolute consensus is needed on the issue of CSTO General Secretary and the issue cannot be resolved through the mechanism of making decisions with a limited number of members.

Then Zas himself admitted that in this case that method is unacceptable, and for the normal work of the military-political alliance, a decision based on consensus is necessary.