Armenia hailed on Wednesday a two-week ceasefire agreement reached by neighboring Iran and the United States overnight more than five weeks after the start of the war in the Middle East.
“Armenia welcomes the crucial decision between U.S. and Iran to cease all hostilities,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian said in an English-language post on X.
“We also commend the mediation efforts, including those of Pakistan, and firmly believe that diplomacy should prevail to resolve all outstanding issues and preserve peace in the Middle East,” he wrote.
The Armenian government reacted cautiously to the hostilities that broke out on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. It refrained from criticizing the U.S.-Israeli military campaign while delivering a batch of medicines and other humanitarian aid to the Islamic Republic last month. The government did not reveal the volume of the aid, leading its domestic critics to claim that it its afraid of displeasing the U.S.
Pashinian’s administration has been seeking to reorient Armenia towards the West. It agreed last year to open a U.S.-administered transit corridor for Azerbaijan what would run along Armenia’s strategic border with Iran.
In the months leading up to the war, Iranian officials spoke out against the transit arrangement named after U.S. President Donald Trump. They feared that it could undermine Armenian control of the border and lead to U.S. security presence there. Yerevan sought to allay their concerns.
Some observers believe that Tehran will now be even more opposed to the planned Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP). Pashinian suggested on March 12 that the war will delay work on the TRIPP which he said is “not a priority for the U.S. administration today.”
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Russia not seeking to interfere in Armenia’s domestic affairs, expects pro-Ru
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, stated that Russia is not seeking to interfere in Armenia’s domestic affairs, while expressing expectations that political forces advocating closer ties with Moscow will be able to participate freely in Armenia’s electoral processes.
Zakharova noted that Armenia and Russia share multifaceted and strong ties, which include not only political and economic cooperation, but also historical and civilizational links.
Addressing the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, she stated that a number of political forces in Armenia support constructive cooperation with Russia, and Moscow expects that they will be able to participate freely in the electoral process.
“We cannot ignore the ongoing processes in Armenia and expect that pro-Russian forces will be able to freely participate in the _expression_ of the will of the citizens of Armenia. This is not about interfering in internal affairs, but about ensuring that those citizens of Armenia who are in favor of developing relations with Russia have the opportunity to express their will freely and democratically.”
According to Zakharova, cooperation with Russia for certain political forces represents a continuation of historically established relations, which, in her words, cannot be “easily severed or ignored.”
Earlier, during a meeting on April 1, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that he expects pro-Russia forces to have the opportunity to participate in Armenia’s upcoming parliamentary elections.
Pashinyan, in turn, clarified that only citizens of Armenia are eligible to take part in the country’s electoral processes, noting that, under the Constitution, individuals holding citizenship of other countries cannot run for parliament or for the post of prime minister.
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Iran Conflict Threatens Armenia-Azerbaijan Progress
Trump’s Iran policy might undermine his one successful peace accord.
Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump pulled off a remarkable feat: With an unexpected White House summit and some creative diplomacy, he managed to jump-start the peace process between longtime foes Azerbaijan and Armenia and spur more diplomatic progress than the region has seen in decades. Amid Trump’s wildly overhyped global peacemaking efforts, this was a real win.
Now, though, the fallout from Trump’s war in Iran is threatening to undo his achievement in the Caucasus. Officials in both Armenia and Azerbaijan are expressing concern that Trump’s tiny circle of trusted foreign-policy figures has shifted attention away from the region. Even with a cease-fire declared, the White House is going to be fixated on Iran for some time. As a result, the momentum toward peace in the Caucasus could be lost.
When Trump got involved in the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace process, it was already well advanced. Azerbaijan had, in a series of offensives from 2020 to 2023, retaken all the territory Armenia forces occupied during a war in the 1990s, namely Nagorno-Karabakh and several adjoining Azerbaijani provinces. With Armenia weakened and unable to keep fighting, the two sides were now ready to negotiate in earnest. By early 2025, they had already finalized the text of a peace agreement.
But two critical issues remained. One was the question of Armenia’s constitution, which contains indirect references to territorial claims over Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan demands that this language be removed before the final peace treaty can be signed.
The second point of contention was the creation of a transportation route connecting the main territory of Azerbaijan and its exclave of Nakhchivan via southern Armenia. This was first stipulated in the Russia-brokered cease-fire agreement that ended the fighting in 2020 and included a provision that it would be guarded by Russian border troops. However, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Kremlin’s influence in the Caucasus plummeted, and that arrangement was no longer tenable.
But Azerbaijan still badly wanted the route, which would secure access to Nakhchivan and onward to Turkey. It demanded that the route be “unobstructed,” a term included in the initial cease-fire but which Armenia and Azerbaijan each interpreted differently. In its maximalist position, Azerbaijan had demanded that its trucks or trains wouldn’t even have to stop at the Armenian border for passport or customs checks. Armenia rejected the demand, arguing that it was an unacceptable infringement of Armenian sovereignty.
Enter Trump. His foreign-policy team, apparently on the hunt for possible peace accords, identified Armenia and Azerbaijan as low-hanging fruit. They came up with a solution by which Armenian officials would retain control of the border legally but employees of a private company from some third country would actually conduct the checks. It was not a new proposal—U.S. and European officials were floating a similar idea in their mediation before Trump came to office—but Trump’s team added some innovations. The route would be operated by an Armenian-American joint venture. And it would, of course, be named after the president: the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” or TRIPP. He invited the leaders of the two countries to the White House in August 2025 to sign the deal. The image of him with the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders smiling and shaking hands was a sight that many in the Caucasus never expected to see.
The openly self-aggrandizing character of Trump’s involvement naturally raised skepticism. Many wondered whether his administration would do the hard work to follow through, especially as Trump never seemed to know the names of the countries he was dealing with; he repeatedly called them “Albania” and “Aberbaijan.”
But the push from Trump turned out to have galvanized the process. Following the White House summit, the two sides began to rapidly take steps to improve relations. Azerbaijani think tank experts began visiting Armenia and vice versa. Azerbaijan began for the first time to sell fuel to Armenia and allow grain from Russia and Kazakhstan to transit its territory en route to Armenia.
All of this would have been difficult to imagine a year earlier. Azerbaijan, which had been threatening Armenia over the route, moderated its rhetoric, and for Armenians, fears of another war began to recede. Some part of this momentum was thanks to the fact that both leaders, for their own reasons, wanted to curry favor with Trump and knew that his cherished reputation as a peacemaker was riding on them.
In January, the United States and Armenia released the text of an agreement laying out the framework for TRIPP. It was proof that the Americans had been doing a lot of work behind the scenes and that critics’ skepticism had been unwarranted. In early February, Vice President J.D. Vance visited Armenia and Azerbaijan in a show of the U.S. resolve to see TRIPP through. Along the way, Trump even learned to pronounce Azerbaijan properly. “I love saying that name now. You know, at the beginning it was giving me a hard time,” he said on Feb. 19 at the rollout of his so-called Board of Peace. (The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan both attended the launch.)
The first stage of TRIPP will run directly along Armenia’s far southern border, within shouting distance of the Iranian border. Companies that the United States was hoping to attract to build and operate the route are no doubt reassessing the security risks of their potential investments. Sources in Yerevan say a visit from the U.S. company conducting site surveys has already been postponed because of the war.
Beyond that, officials both in Yerevan and Baku have told me and my colleagues at Crisis Group that they are worried the war will take critical U.S. attention away from TRIPP. The United States and Armenia still need to work out a contract setting up the company to operate the route, for which there isn’t really a precedent and which involves addressing many sensitive political and financial issues. Handling that process is the same tiny team, led by Trump advisor Steve Witkoff, which now has its hands more than full with Iran.
“Obviously, TRIPP isn’t a high priority with the U.S. administration, at least today, because we see what is going on and what they’re doing,” Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in March. “Unfortunately, there is a high probability that this will affect the time frame” of TRIPP, he continued.
More broadly, the war could reorder U.S. priorities in the Caucasus in ways that will make peace harder to reach. As it stands now, TRIPP would actually benefit Iran, as it would restore the Soviet-era rail links that connected to Iran via a junction in Nakhchivan. It would also particularly benefit Armenia, a critical trade and security partner to Iran. Will Washington continue to be interested in a project that is going to help Iran?
While everyone in the region was assuming that U.S. interest in TRIPP would wane once its namesake left power, that wasn’t going to happen until 2028. The assumption was that by then, the peace process would be far more consolidated. But what if Trump has already lost interest? It’s hard to know the implications of a highly personalized diplomatic initiative losing its patron, but there is no doubt that the involvement of Trump and the United States has underpinned remarkable progress in the last few months. Losing that would be a real test for the peace process.
Ideally, the Iran war would lead Armenia and Azerbaijan to take greater control of the peace process. Both countries share similar worries about potential spillover from the U.S.-Iran conflict, and it could spur them to redouble their bilateral engagement. Azerbaijan’s access to Nakhchivan has already been compromised: Until TRIPP gets built, the only operable land route between Azerbaijan’s mainland and Nakhchivan is via Iran, and this was closed as a result of the war.
Two Iranian drones also struck Nakhchivan, including its airport. One Armenian official told me that if this war had happened a year ago, Armenians would be worried that Azerbaijan might use it as a pretext to attack them. Now, instead, there are new opportunities to cooperate. These included working on short-term transit arrangements to manage the border closures caused by the war and sharing air defense information on threats coming from Iran.
That is a best-case scenario, though. If that scenario is not realized, the Iran war and its aftermath could undermine one of Trump’s real achievements and expose the risks of his heavily personalized and opportunistic diplomacy.
This post is part of FP’s ongoing coverage. Read more here.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2026/04/08/iran-armenia-azerbaijan-trump-aliev-pashinyan/
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Armenian Communities in Pasadena and Glendale Commemorate, Celebrate, and Refu
Cities mark Armenian Heritage with a month of events.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed April 2026 Armenian History Month — and communities across the San Gabriel Valley are marking the occasion with a full calendar of cultural events, commemorations, and calls to remembrance.
There are a few people in the world whose communities beyond their national borders outnumber those within it. The Armenians are among the most striking examples. Their diaspora — scattered across continents by catastrophe rather than choice — is a living testament to survival, and nowhere in the world is it more visible than in Southern California.
When the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this spring to proclaim April 2026 Armenian History Month, it was an acknowledgment of something the region’s Armenian community has long known: Los Angeles County is, in many ways, a second homeland. The motion, authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn, honors what the proclamation describes as “the rich cultural heritage, resilience, and contributions of the Armenian community.”
The proclamation’s timing is deliberate. On April 24, 1915, the Ottoman Empire began the systematic deportation and massacre of the Armenian population — an atrocity now recognized as genocide, in which an estimated 1.5 million people were killed or displaced. It unfolded amid the chaos of World War I, when global attention was elsewhere. Silence and then denial became instruments of the crime itself.
The question of how so many Armenians came to call Southern California home traces directly to that history. Survivors who initially settled on the East Coast — in Boston, New York, and other port cities — gradually made their way westward, establishing roots in Fresno and San Francisco, and eventually in Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena. Today, the global Armenian population is smaller than that of Los Angeles County alone, yet the diaspora has managed to build an enduring presence here, contributing across medicine, science, business, education, law, sports, and public service.
“History has shown that inaction is not neutral; it enables injustice. The failure to hold perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide accountable did not just close a painful chapter; it set a dangerous precedent. When crimes against humanity go unanswered, they echo forward, creating conditions where ethnic cleansing and persecution can continue, as we have seen affecting Armenians in Artsakh in recent years.” — Ardy Kassakhian, Glendale City Councilmember
The centennial of the genocide in 2015 proved a galvanizing moment. Armenian organizations across Los Angeles united for a major rally, and cities including Pasadena and Glendale officially proclaimed April 24 a Day of Remembrance. In Pasadena, the community went further — erecting a permanent memorial at Memorial Park, a monument built in defiance of denial and dedicated to collective memory and respect.
This April, that spirit of remembrance takes shape across dozens of events in both cities. From film screenings and art workshops to poetry readings, choir performances, and culinary tastings, the month’s programming offers something for every generation — and keeps faith with those who came before.
Pasadena
The City of Pasadena is recognizing Armenian and Arab American Heritage Month throughout April with cultural programming, library events, arts performances, and a social media spotlight on local businesses. Below are the Armenian-focused events.
Colors & Patterns: Armenian-Inspired Canvas Painting
Saturday, April 4 | 3 p.m. | Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd.
Create your own painted canvas using a simple pre-drawn square pattern inspired by Armenian design. Participants choose colors from the Armenian flag or traditional rug palettes. For ages 13 and up.
Film Screening: The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Friday, April 17 | 11 a.m. | San Rafael Branch Library, 1240 Nithsdale Rd.
A special library screening of Sergei Parajanov’s visually stunning masterpiece celebrating Armenian culture, history, and identity. Through poetic imagery and symbolism, the film paints a portrait of the 18th-century troubadour Sayat-Nova and the rich spirit of Armenian heritage. Rated NR. For ages 18 and up.
Forget-Me-Not Cross Stitch: A Symbol of Remembrance
Saturday, April 18 | 3 p.m. | Santa Catalina Branch Library, 999 E. Washington Blvd.
Learn the basics of cross stitch while creating a forget-me-not design, a symbol of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide. This guided program offers a quiet, meaningful way to reflect through craft. For ages 13 and up.
An Afternoon of Armenian History & Heritage
Saturday, April 25 | 1–3:30 p.m. | Lamanda Park Branch Library, 140 S. Altadena Dr.
A two-part program beginning with the documentary My Mother’s Voice (2012, 30 minutes), the story of author Kay Mouradian’s mother — a survivor of the Armenian Genocide who made her way to America to marry a man she knew only from a photograph. A presentation and Q&A follow the screening. At 2:15 p.m., longtime friends Meri and Elen present a personal travelogue of their travels to Armenia, sharing photos, artifacts, and stories of Yerevan and the Armenian countryside. For ages 13 and up.
GenoLive: An Exhibition on Armenian Contributions to Humanity
Friday, April 24 | Hours TBD | Armenian Arts Center, 250 N. Orange St., Pasadena
GenoLive is a cultural and educational exhibition highlighting Armenian contributions to science, medicine, and the arts — told through stories, inventions, discoveries, and accomplishments spanning generations despite historical tragedy. The show includes visual presentations and historical material. For more information: Armenian Arts.
AGBU Choir and Lila Dance Studio Performance
Wednesday, April 28 | 7 p.m. | Westerbeck Recital Hall, Pasadena City College, 1570 E. Colorado Blvd.
A cultural performance evening featuring the AGBU Choir and Lila Dance Studio. For more information: http://pasadena.edu
Throughout April, the City’s Communications and Marketing Division will spotlight Armenian-owned businesses in Pasadena on social media. Follow along at Facebook and Instagram @CityOfPasadena and Twitter @PasadenaGov.
The Pasadena Public Library has compiled a reading list of titles by Armenian authors and on Armenian American history and experiences. Find the list at CityOfPasadena.net/Library.
Photo: Karine Armen
Glendale
Home to one of the largest concentrations of Armenians outside the Republic of Armenia, Glendale has long treated April as a civic as well as cultural occasion. This year, events span City Hall, the Alex Theatre, Glendale Community College, and the public library.
Glendale City Council Proclamation
Tuesday, April 21 | 6 p.m. | Glendale City Hall, Council Chambers, 613 E. Broadway (Second Floor)
A formal proclamation will be presented before the Glendale City Council in recognition of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration and Armenian History Month.
City of Glendale Commemoration Ceremony
Thursday, April 23 | 6 p.m. | Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
The city’s official commemoration, themed “Memory Across Generations: The Continuing Echo of 1915,” explores what memory means when history grows more distant — and why it still matters. The program includes performances by the AGBU Choir and Lila Dance Studio, traditional music by Jivan Gasparyan Jr., student performances from the Sonata Music School, and a short documentary produced by the City of Glendale TV Team on the Armenian displacement. Free and open to the public.
“The reason we commemorate and educate others about the Armenian Genocide — even more than a century later — is because without that understanding, we become far more susceptible to ignoring the warning signs of human rights violations and atrocities as they unfold around the world today. Learning about history is not just about acknowledging the past; it’s about preparing the next generation to recognize the early signs of injustice and to act before a crisis becomes a tragedy.” — Ardy Kassakhian, Glendale City Councilmember
Armat Culinary Diaspora Tasting
Saturday, April 11 | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. | Glendale Central Library, 222 E. Harvard St.
Experience the Armenian culinary diaspora through a curated tasting from three Glendale restaurants: Zhengyalov Hatz (representing Armenia and Artsakh), Carousel (Lebanese-Armenian), and Monta Factory (Middle Eastern-Armenian). The program explores how Armenian culinary traditions have evolved across regions, with two tasting sessions, cooking demonstrations in the Teen Space at 10:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and noon, and a conversation with restaurant staff. Wristbands distributed beginning at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Abril Bookstore will be on-site selling Armenian cookbooks.
Glendale Community College: Araksya Karapetyan in Conversation
Tuesday, April 28 | 12:30–2 p.m. | GCC Auditorium, 1500 N. Verdugo Rd.
Araksya Karapetyan, news anchor for Good Day LA and Fox 11 Los Angeles, speaks as part of Glendale Community College’s Armenian Genocide Commemoration programming. GCC hosts additional events throughout April. For the full schedule: http://glendale.edu.
GUSD Armenian-American Heritage Month Celebration
Wednesday, April 29 | 6 p.m. | Alex Theatre, 216 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Glendale Unified School District honors Armenian-American Heritage Month with a free public program featuring award-winning filmmaker, screenwriter, and photojournalist Eric Nazarian as keynote speaker. The evening also includes a piano recital by five-year-old Alec Van Khajadourian and performances by the International School of Music, Sonata Music School, Davidian Mariamian Educational Foundation, Svartnots Dance Ensemble, and GUSD students. Free admission.
“It is important for Glendale to honor the Armenian Genocide. The students and community need to know the history of the Armenian people so that we can look at the present and future and advocate and uplift the culture, people, and country of Armenia.” — Ingrid Gunnell, GUSD Board Member
Peter Balakian: Poetry Reading and Book Event
Thursday, April 30 | 6–7 p.m. | Glendale Central Library Auditorium, 222 E. Harvard St.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Peter Balakian reads from his latest collection, New York Trilogy — a sweeping long poem in three parts tracing one man’s journey from the late 1960s to the twenty-first century, shaped by historical events including the Armenian Genocide, the Vietnam War, the AIDS epidemic, September 11, and the climate crisis. Balakian is the author of nine poetry collections and the PEN/Albrand Award-winning memoir Black Dog of Fate. His book The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America’s Response was a New York Times bestseller. Books will be available for purchase from Abril Bookstore at the event.
For the full Glendale Public Library series on Armenian Heritage Month, visit eglendalelac.org/armenian.
This article draws on reporting from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the City of Pasadena, the City of Glendale, and the Armenian National Committee of America. The Pasadena Armenian Genocide Memorial is located at Memorial Park, Pasadena; its history is documented at designmattersatartcenter.org.
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Iran is “history itself”: Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref slams Trump’s rhe
Iran’s First Vice President, Mohammad Reza Aref, responded to the latest threats by U.S. President Donald Trump, stating that his country is not afraid.
“Iran is not a mere ‘incident’ in history, but history itself,” Aref wrote in a post on X.
He stressed that Iran “will not be intimidated by Trump’s threats,” adding that the country’s response to what he described as the enemy’s brutality is to stand firm and rely on the internal strength of the Iranian nation.
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Civil Contract MPs introduce bill tightening ballot validity rules
Members of Parliament Arusyak Julhakyan and Alkhas Ghazaryan from the ruling Civil Contract faction have drafted a bill proposing amendments to the Electoral Code.
The bill introduces new grounds for declaring a ballot invalid. According to the proposal, in parliamentary elections and municipal council elections held under the proportional system, a ballot will be considered invalid if either the ballot paper or the envelope contains any markings or notes, or if the envelope includes any item other than the ballot itself. Under current regulations, the presence of another item in the envelope does not automatically invalidate the ballot.
The lawmakers also propose that the name of a political party alliance must not include personal names, the names of state or local self-government bodies, or any names that could be confusingly similar to them, including grammatical variations. In addition, the proposed rules would prohibit alliance names containing offensive or defamatory language.
The draft further stipulates that the chairperson of a district electoral commission must not hold any object while removing the envelope from the ballot box and extracting the ballot paper.
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Bill banning personal names in electoral blocs adopted at first reading
Parliament adopted at first reading the bill banning electoral blocs from using personal names.
The bill, co-authored by Civil Contract MPs Arusyak Julhakyan and Alkhaz Ghazaryan, was adopted with 66 votes in favor and 16 against.
The bill also introduces new grounds for declaring a ballot invalid. According to the proposal, in parliamentary elections and municipal council elections held under the proportional system, a ballot will be considered invalid if the envelope includes any item other than the ballot itself.
Lawmakers also propose that the name of a political party alliance running in the elections must not include personal names, the names of state or local self-government bodies, or any names that could be confusingly similar to them, including variations. In addition, the proposed rules would prohibit alliance names containing offensive or defamatory language.
The draft further stipulates that the chairperson of a district electoral commission must not hold any object while removing the envelope from the ballot box and extracting the ballot paper.
The bill was adopted amid an ongoing protest outside the parliament building by Strong Armenia Party members and supporters, who recently named their electoral bloc “Strong Armenia with Samvel Karapetyan” and intend to run for parliament. They argue that the new law is undemocratic and that such changes should not be made just two months ahead of the polls.
Both opposition parties in parliament, the Hayastan (Armenia) and Pativ Unem (I Have the Honor) blocs, opposed the bill.
MP Julhakyan, in response to the criticism, noted that the Venice Commission recommends against making changes shortly before elections; however, the changes in the bill she co-authored do not pertain to any of the Commission’s recommendations.
According to the Commission, it is not advised to implement modifications in the electoral system, the rules for membership in election commissions, or to alter electoral districts close to the elections. Julhakyan emphasized that the technical change proposed by them does not relate to any of these three areas.
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Verelq: Elite is out
“Publication”. the newspaper writes.
Saturday at the sports concert complex Administrative division and the concert with the participation of several musical groups differed from the previous one by several episodes.
First of all, they spared no effort: they brought supporters from the marzes, as well as employees of the state apparatus. whom they managed, forced, even their relatives, parents. This was due to the fact that there were not a few elderly people in the concert hall. They aimed to show that they can fill a large hall.
But, unlike the previous one, this time fewer CP members participated, the elite was less, if not to say that only a few CP members were present. Arsen Torosyan, Srbuhi Galyan, Sona Ghazaryan, Vahagn Aleksanyan, Rustam Bakoyan and some more.
And thirdly: the participants were extremely upset by the fact that during the concert everything was paid for, while the water was distributed free of charge last time. Instead, they gave sweets with the CP heart logo to the participants. The concert started a little later than planned, and during the whole time, the civil-clothes police officers kept vigilance in the hall, keeping the participants in tension. The narrow-eyed bodyguard who hit the twins in St. Anna Church was also there.
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2 million 970 thousand drams will be expropriated in favor of the Dilijan community
On July 10, 2025, the General Prosecutor’s Office submitted a claim to the Anti-Corruption Court against the Dilijan community of Tavush region, with a request to declare the auction of 1368 square meters of land held on August 18, 2008 as invalid and apply the consequences of invalidity. RA General Prosecutor’s Office informs about this.
“On March 31, 2026, the court satisfied the request of the General Prosecutor’s Office.
Bearing in mind that there is an impossibility to return the plot of land as a consequence of the invalidity of the contract, after the judgment enters into legal force, 2 million 970 thousand drams (the estimated market value of the plot at the time of acquisition) will be confiscated from the natural person acquiring the plot in favor of the Dilijan community,” the message said.
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Arsen Torosyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Armenia
Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Arsen Torosyan today received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Armenia Mansur Abdullah Salem Saad Al-Sulaytin.
During the meeting, a number of issues related to the deepening of bilateral relations in the field of labor and social protection were discussed. the importance of existing potential in developing existing cooperation between countries was emphasized.
Reference was made to the implementation of the obligations defined within the framework of the agreement “between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the State of Qatar on the regulation of the work activities of the citizens of the Republic of Armenia in the territory of the State of Qatar”. the role of continuous work in the direction of labor migration and development of human potential was emphasized.
Issues related to the implementation of the priorities set in the field of issues of persons with disabilities, in particular, the implementation of the model of small group houses, were also discussed. the possibility of supporting the State of Qatar in this process was considered.
At the end of the meeting, the parties agreed to take necessary steps in the direction of exchange of experience in the field and implementation of target programs.
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