Kazakhstan handed over the wanted person to Armenia

The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan satisfied the petition of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia. wanted person A.Z., who is accused of participating in a criminal organization, committing 19 million drams of computer theft and money laundering, was handed over to the competent authorities of Armenia. This is reported by the Prosecutor’s Office.

On the instructions of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office, the police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ensured the transfer of A.Z. to Yerevan.

The preliminary list of voters will be posted before April 28

Voters’ lists will be published both on Elections.am and Elections.mia.gov.am with the possibility of searching and downloading.


The preliminary list, according to the election precincts, will be posted before April 28, with the possibility of downloading. This will give citizens an opportunity to identify possible inaccuracies and apply to the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. And the final lists will be published before May 31.

Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 02-04-

Economy16:59, 2 April 2026
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YEREVAN, 2 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 2 April, USD exchange rate down by 0.27 drams to 376.96 drams. EUR exchange rate down by 3.59 drams to 433.96 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.0158 drams to 4.6804 drams. GBP exchange rate down by 4.62 drams to 497.1 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price up by 1544 drams to 57435 drams. Silver price up by 25.85 drams to 907.39 drams.

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168: Pashinyan gave the last chance for a change of power. time to punish the hyenas

April 2, 2026

Davit Minasyan, one of the brothers who took part in the incident in Saint Anna Church, was detained for 2 months yesterday. The schoolboy, who just turned 18 years old, asked only one thing in the court: will he be able to finish school… The decision to detain David was made by the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, chaired by Mnatsakan Martirosyan and Matso. And nothing was taken into account: neither the boy’s health condition, the need for round-the-clock care, nor the violation of the right to education guaranteed by the Constitution and international conventions, nor the videos examined in court, which documented how Nikol Pashinyan’s bodyguard hit the boy, nor the bodyguard’s testimony that Davit did not hit Pashinyan, nor the fact that the investigators filed a motion to arrest the 12th grader court without getting acquainted with the case materials in full.

To discuss what happened in any legal dimension is, of course, nonsense. They don’t discuss the actions of the khujan in the legal field. Khuzhan is condemned and punished. But when the top leadership of the country acts as a bully, the law enforcement officers become a yoke serving the bully, a school-age child ends up behind bars.

Armenia is already crossing the line of irreversibility, turning from a Khuzhanate into a tyranny. Or has already passed and is waiting for the official publication of the one-way ticket to roll into the abyss on June 7. If the khujan remains and the yokels continue to serve.

Whether the government and the so-called law-enforcement bodies are acting with planned malice or because of the lack of any other essence of the one giving the instructions, will ever be revealed. At the moment, the problem is that this ugliness, based on the desecration of sanctuaries, serves specific political interests. To maintain power, Nikol Pashinyan crosses all red lines, written and unwritten laws, spits on sanctities.

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His bodyguard hits the child like a hyena (this is clearly visible in the video), after which the law enforcement officers, turned into blunt instruments, kidnap him. Any sane person, regardless of political views, is disgusted by this. But that disgust weakens the positions of those fighting against the government. Pashinyan plays without rules and incites those fighting against him to spit on the holy places.

Fortunately, the vast majority of fighters, with all their shortcomings, have brakes, red lines, sanctities to a greater or lesser extent. But in the current political arena, in particular, in the election struggle, the government’s insolence becomes a competitive advantage, because Pashinyan, who has no sanctities, has control over the entire state and power structures, and by inciting such heinous acts, he is even more attached to the task of serving without fail for the preservation of his power. today, the law enforcement officers who behave like hyenas, if they do not realize it due to lack of brain, then with their typical animal instinct, they feel that if Pashinyan loses power, they will treat them like they treat jackals.
What the opposition should do in this case is not to lose sanctities and be disfigured by Pashinyan’s example.

The opposition can and should go beyond standard pre-election formats and pointless battles on social networks, turning the ugliness of the government into a means of turning public disgust on the street into a political result.

In many countries, from the Arab world to Western countries, huge upheavals have started and authorities have been purged after the disfigurement done to one person.

Today’s opposition can and must make the defense of Davit Minasyan the number one issue on the political agenda, subordinating any electoral goal to it. David’s protection can ensure not only his return to childhood, but also the return of Nikol Pashinyan to where he came from.

Otherwise, the disgust, revulsion and blasphemy of his ugliness will only strengthen him. The ugliness feeds on blasphemy, the ugliness wants to be reproduced in order to make everyone suffer the fate of Davit Minasyan.

Harutyun Avetisyan




Moscow Warns Of Economic Fallout From Yerevan’s ‘Anti-Russian’ Moves

April 02, 2026


Armenia – Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk meets his Armenian counterpart Mher Grigorian, Yerevan, August 20, 2025.

Russia on Thursday threatened to retaliate strongly against what it described as the Armenian government’s efforts to push Russia’s state-owned railway monopoly and other major companies out of Armenia.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk said Yerevan is seeking to minimize Russian economic presence in the South Caucasus country in hopes of aligning itself with the West. He singled out its recent demands for an end to Russian management of Armenia’s rail network and controversial seizure of the national electric utility owned by Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetian.

“Comparing words with deeds, you come to the conclusion that our [Armenian] colleagues are very close to the point after which we will have to build our economic relations with that country in a different way,” Overchuk told the official TASS news agency in an extensive interview.

“We are interested in increasing trade with Armenia as well as with all the states of the region,” he said. “But if we are told that the presence of Russian companies in Armenia does not correspond to the interests of Armenia, then, based on the principle of reciprocity, it will be fair to ask: if Russian companies and entrepreneurs cannot be present and make money in Armenia, then why Armenian companies and entrepreneurs can be present and make money in Russia?”

The interview was published the day after Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly issued stern warnings to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian during talks held in Moscow. In particular, Putin said that the Pashinian government’s moves to eventually join the European Union are “not compatible” with Armenia’s continued membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), a Russian-led trade bloc that gives Armenian exporters tariff-free access to Russia’s vast market.

He noted that Russia remains Armenia’s most important trading partner and supplies natural gas to the South Caucasus state at a significant discount. Pashinian responded by again saying that Armenia will eventually have to choose between the two blocs.

According to Armenian government data, Russia accounted for 35.8 percent of Armenia’s foreign trade last year, followed by China (12.3 percent) and the European Union (11.7 percent).

“Not only do we not have any problems with Russia but on the contrary, we highly value our friendly relations and do not want to harm Russia’s interests in any way,” Pashinian told reporters in Yerevan on Thursday. “But on the other hand, this situation does not allow us to use our competitive advantages, and we must think together about what solution we can find.”

The Armenian premier referred to his recent calls for the termination a 30-year management contract signed with the Russian Railways (RZhD) operator in 2008. He said on February 13 that the Armenian railway should be run by another, non-Russian company because its current status discourages Turkey and Azerbaijan from using a much larger section of Armenian territory for transit purposes in the near future. The Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed Pashinian’s statement as “bizarre” and “not acceptable.”

Overchuk similarly told TASS that there are “no objective reasons” for RZhD to sell its concessionary management rights to another foreign operator. He brushed aside Yerevan’s declared rationale for such a deal, arguing that Turkey is already building a railway that will run from the eastern Turkish city of Kars to Azerbaijan’s Nakhichevan exclave bypassing Armenia.

Pashinian said he discussed the issue with Putin “in detail” on Wednesday. He did not report any agreements reached by them. He also said he is “not planning” to unilaterally scrap the management contract with RZhD.

Armenpress: Trump to address nation with ‘important update’ on Iran

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U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation Wednesday night to deliver an “important update” on the war in Iran, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media.

Trump discussed the war in a phone interview with NBC News on Tuesday morning, saying that “we’re doing great” and that the conflict is “coming to an end.” 

He later told reporters that he expects the U.S. to “leave” Iran within two or three weeks, adding that Iran does not have to make a deal with the U.S. for the war to end, NBC News reported.

Still, that came a day after Trump said that the U.S. was negotiating with Iran and that there had been progress, while he also threatened Iranian infrastructure if a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz was not reached. Iran has said there are no negotiations with the U.S.

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“As Prime Minister, I completely reject the agenda of restoring historical ju

Aysor, Armenia
Mar 26 2026

The authorities of both Armenia and Karabakh have held the people of Karabakh hostage for unclear purposes, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated speaking to journalists.

“I appeal to everyone: let us move beyond the logic of refugees and migrants. We have reached our home – the Republic of Armenia is our home. We must defend our home, rather than constantly treating Armenia as a temporary shelter while thinking of returning to other parts of the world,” Pashinyan said.

When asked whether Azerbaijan had carried out ethnic cleansing in Artsakh, he replied:

“I consider this narrative harmful. We can say ethnic cleansing, we can mirror the talk of ethnic cleansing, and then genocide – that only leads down the path of conflict. That is not my concern, my concern is what to do so that our people displaced from Karabakh can find peace, have a home, work, security, and freedom.” 

Pashinyan emphasized that, as Prime Minister, he rejects the agenda of restoring historical justice:

“I generally refuse the so-called agenda of restoring historical justice. I believe we should focus on creating a just reality, rather than attempting to restore historical justice.”

RFE/RL – Armenian FM Defends Pashinian’s War Warning Ahead Of Elections

March 23, 2026
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan speaks in parliament, January 21, 2026.

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said on Monday he does not consider Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s warnings about the risk of war in the event of an opposition victory in upcoming parliamentary elections to be blackmail.

Speaking in parliament, Mirzoyan said he believes the prospect of war is real if the ruling Civil Contract party is not reelected in the June vote. He pointed to opposition figures whose political views, he said, include territorial claims to neighboring countries.

“It is unequivocal that such a prospect can exist,” Mirzoyan said. “Minutes ago we were talking in the committee, including with those opposition deputies whose ideology is that there are territorial issues with almost all neighboring countries.”

Mirzoyan argued that the opposition’s rise to power would immediately create problems with neighboring states.

“What is the blackmail here? We are offering peace. We say that our country needs peace. It is our strong belief that otherwise the very existence of the Republic of Armenia as an independent state will be in great doubt,” Mirzoyan said.

He also rejected the commonly used opposition argument that it is the Pashinian government that has “brought wars” to Armenia, saying that the war with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh that Armenia lost in 2020 stemmed from more than 30 years of “flawed political thinking.”

Last week, Pashinian accused his political opponents of planning to revise the current peace with Azerbaijan if they win the elections. He specifically named forces led by former President Robert Kocharian, Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetian, and businessman Gagik Tsarukian.

“I want to say this very directly, without any pretense, that [if they win] it will be a war with the loss of not only territory but also sovereignty of the Republic of Armenia,” Pashinian said.

He further warned that such a war would have “disastrous” consequences for Armenia and could begin within months of the mentioned opposition forces’ coming to power.

Opposition figures have rejected these claims, accusing Pashinian of exploiting public fears of war for electoral purposes.

Addressing supporters on Saturday, Kocharian called it “absurd” that a leader who “has brought three wars” to Armenia speaks about peace. He also described the narrative that “if it is not us, then it will be war” as “dangerous” and “humiliating.”

“Yes, we must do everything to avoid war, but that does not mean making concessions,” Kocharian said. “It means having dignified diplomacy, dignified policies.”

Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals – 20-03-

Economy17:12, 20 March 2026
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The Central Bank of Armenia informs “Armenpress” that today, 20 March, USD exchange rate stood at 377.5 drams. EUR exchange rate up by 3.17 drams to 436.31 drams. Russian Ruble exchange rate up by 0.0786 drams to 4.4892 drams. GBP exchange rate up by 3.62 drams to 504.94 drams.

The Central Bank has set the following prices for precious metals.

Gold price down by 3272 drams to 55834 drams. Silver price down by 108.02 drams to 845.94 drams.

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