Author: Emil Lazarian

YEREVAN. – Zhoghovurd daily of Armenia writes: During the penultimate—the final—press conference of 2020, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had reflected also on the matter of the official cars being acquired for the [country’s] officials, justifying the process of buying new, expensive cars [for them].

Pashinyan had explained this [process] by the fact that the [official] cars—which serve those holding state positions—on the balance of the state security service are old and break down often. (…).

(…) however, the question does not arise in Pashinyan as to whether or not the [aforesaid] cars have passed the relevant inspection before going on the road. Maybe the malfunction was before the moment of moving, which could have been eliminated, then head on to the road. Are the people in charge of the problem—the specialists or the mechanics—properly dealing with the car? (…).

On the other hand, Pashinyan’s [aforesaid] statement may have more far-reaching goals to justify the super-expensive and new [official] car to be bought for the prime minister tomorrow, the next day, with the excuse that, “Oh dear people, the old [official] cars were breaking down on the road.”

In the near future, it will be clear what Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s tendency was to make references to officials’ official cars remaining or breaking down on the roads. It is clear that neither of the abovementioned two observations can be understood and justified.

Moscow police have interrupted the screening of a film about Armenian statesman and military strategist Garegin Nzhdeh (Garegin Ter-Harutyunyan), Regnum reported, citing its source.

Accordingly, those in attendance to this screening were dispersed by the police—and on the grounds of the Russian Criminal Code article on the inadmissibility of the “rehabilitation of Nazism.”

The screening of this film was organized by the Union of Armenians of Russia.

Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan gave an exclusive interview. This is stated in a message circulated on the official website of the ex-president in Facebook.

“…Despite the destructive war, despite the capitulation, there are still opportunities”: Serzh Sargsyan.

An exclusive interview with Serzh Sargsyan will be aired soon,” the message reads.

At the moment, there is a mutual understanding at the highest level regarding the railway, and this is confirmed by the statements. Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan told this to reporters at Yerablur Military Pantheon in Yerevan Friday—on Army Day anniversary—, referring to the matter of unblocking roads in the region.

“I believe this is a very positive progress. At the moment, expert work is being done more. I will additionally inform about our future meetings as a result of that work,” added the deputy PM.

According to Grigoryan, the aforesaid railway is already a constructive work because at this stage, the working group is carrying out work that is very specific and pursues a specific goal.

“It is the construction of a railway in the parts that of the Republic of Armenia,” the deputy premier explained.