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It became clear from the military parade held on Republic Square on May 28 that the current authorities have decided to change not only the RA Armed Forces coat of arms, but also the Armed Forces the battle flag, which, as could be seen from the footage, is blue in color, because all the details could not be observed from a distance or live, and we tried to get some clarifications from the RA Ministry of Defense, but in vain, our calls and letters remained unanswered.

It should be noted that the RA Armed Forces have undergone changes The battle flag consists of a double-sided wallpaper, a rod and fringes.

The banner of the flag was rectangular, length 1450 mm, width 1150 mm.: It is sewn from double silk balerang red fabric trimmed on three sides with 85mm long gold fringe.

In the central part of the face of the poster, there is depicted the silk Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia with a diameter of 310 mm, in the upper half of which the inscription “FOR THE MOTHERLAND” is woven with golden silk in letters 75 mm high.

On the upper left corner of the opposite side of the poster is depicted the silk Coat of Arms of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, 180 mm high and wide.

Under the coat of arms, along the banner, the number and name of the military unit are woven with golden silk. the height of the numbers is 100 mm, the height of the letters is 75 mm. Depending on the number of letters in the nomenclature of the military unit, the sizes of numbers and letters can be reduced to 60 mm and 45 mm.

The flag pole is made of wood. length: 2500 mm, diameter: 40 mm. The 150 mm diameter metal Coat of Arms of the Republic of Armenia is attached to the upper end of the rod.

A 1350 mm and a 1425 mm long rope hangs from the upper end of the rod, and a 150 mm knotted fringe from each end.

The Battle Flag of the RA Armed Forces was considered a symbol of military honor, glory and courage. According to the RA President’s decree adopted at the time, “This is a reminder of the sacred duty of every serviceman of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia about selflessly serving the motherland, defending it bravely and skillfully, protecting every inch of the native land from the enemy, not sparing blood and even life.”

Moreover, during the battle, all personnel of the military unit are obliged to selflessly and bravely defend the Battle Flag and prevent the enemy from taking possession of it. And in the event of the loss of the battle flag, the commander of the military unit and the servicemen directly guilty of that dishonor are subject to trial by a military tribunal, and the military unit to disbandment.

Let’s return to the new battle flag and add that during the military parade the announcer mentioned. “The new battle flag of the armed forces is a symbol of military honor, glory and courage. It is a reminder of the sacred duty of every serviceman of the Army of the Republic of Armenia to serve the homeland, the Republic of Armenia, to protect it, to protect every part of the native land.

 In other words, the battle flag of the RA Armed Forces has been changed, the main idea has remained the same, but they have gone to small mitigations. And even if the established logic works – to preserve every part of the native land personally, it is even better, the problem is that the territorial integrity of RA has not been restored, and the process of demarcation and demarcation is still ahead. We would like to say that the part that is under the control of the RA Armed Forces today may not be there tomorrow.

Since the battle flag was discussed, let us add that months ago, Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the National Assembly “I have honor” faction, announced that after the Azerbaijani aggression in September 2023, an order was given to burn the battle flag of the People’s Republic of Azerbaijan, and those who made such a decision were not held accountable.

And when Nikol Pashinyan says, “We are creating an army from scratch,” does he mean removing the symbols of the army’s victorious history? In that case, why doesn’t he remove from the army the soldiers inherited from the army of the past?

Are they at peace with it, do they not have the courage to make it clear that the political leadership of the country chooses the words carefully in the statements related to the army, maybe the Minister of Defense, in any case, will accept that such statements cannot be made, that the army is a living organism that must develop every day, that what is bought today may not be so suitable tomorrow, and in the age of modern wars, the armament becomes obsolete faster.

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168TVof “Trigger” the guest of the program Expert of “APRI-Armenia” scientific research center, candidate of historical sciences, internationalist, Israelologist Sergey Melkonyann is:

The program discussed Armenia’s economic dependence on Russia and the EAEU, Armenia’s trade with the EAEU and the EU, the possibility of replacing the Russian market with the European one, the TRIPS Agreement and the risks to Armenia’s sovereignty, Maria Zakharova’s statement on Armenia’s approach to the EU, the Iran-Israel-USA conflict and its consequences for the region, as well as Donald Trump’s policy towards Iran.

Hayk Derzyan

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The United States is trying to quickly strengthen its presence in the region in logistics, energy and mineral directions, and the signing of TRIPP, strategic partnership and documents on mining and processing of minerals and rare minerals between Armenia and the United States should be considered in this logic.

Այս մասին «168 Ժամ»-ի հետ զրույցում մեկնաբանեց Doctor of political science, professor, energy security expert Vahe Davtyanexpressing his opinion about the documents signed between RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

«In general, we are dealing not only with bilateral documents, but with wider geopolitical realignments. Washington is trying to quickly strengthen its presence in the South Caucasus, especially in the areas of logistics, energy and mineral resources. This is a competition with Russia, China and Iran at the same timeVahe Davtyan commented.

According to the expert, regarding TRIPP, it should be understood that it is not only about Armenia. According to the expert, this is also an attempt to diversify the Middle Corridor with the Europe-Caucasus-Asia axis.

“Washington is trying to form such a communication architecture that will reduce the role of Iran, compete with Russia’s “North-South” project and ensure stricter control over Europe-Asia connections.

There is also a large energy settlement here. After 2022, Asia has become an important alternative energy destination for Europe. The USA is interested in Europe’s long-term dependence on American liquefied gas. That is why it is important for Washington to control not only the supply of energy carriers, but also the logistic corridors through which Europe-Asia economic ties are built. TRIPP should be considered in this logic.

There are serious risks here for Armenia. If there is no complete unblocking, if all regional communications are not opened, TRIPP may remain more of a political project than an economic one. In that case, Armenia receives a great geopolitical burden and, at the same time, a limited economic result. The figure of 15 million tons being drummed is absolutely barebones and does not have any rational calculation at its base. Let me remind you that, for example, the capacity of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway is 6 million tons, and in 2025, only 0.5 million tons were transported through it.” Davtyan mentioned.

Speaking about the framework memorandum signed on May 26 between Armenia and the United States for supply assurance in the field of extraction and processing of important minerals and rare minerals: Vahe Davtyan draws attention to the global interest in Syunik, noting that if the topic of possible uranium reserves also comes into circulation in this context, then the strategic value of the region will increase even more. However, according to the expert, the key issue here is Armenia’s sovereignty.

 “The document on minerals should be considered in the same logic. Today, there is a fierce competition for rare metals in the world. They are necessary for chips, military technologies, artificial intelligence and “green” energy. Syunik in particular, but not only, is becoming a zone of global interest in this sense. If the topic of possible uranium reserves also comes into circulation, the strategic value of the region will increase even more. But the key issue here is sovereignty.

Armenia should not turn into only a raw material annex. If we just export minerals, and the entire technological and industrial chain remains outside, the economic effect will be minimal, and the political dependencies will be much greater.” the expert thinks.

Let’s remind that on May 26, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Yerevan for a short visit. RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan met him at “Zvartnots” airport. The Armenian Foreign Minister and the US Secretary of State signed three documents after their meeting at Zvartnots airport: the framework agreement between Armenia and the United States on the TRIPP project, the Armenia-US comprehensive strategic partnership charter and the framework memorandum between Armenia and the United States on the extraction and processing of important minerals and rare minerals.

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In the “Pressing” program Satik Seyranyan the guest Suren Surenyants, chairman of the “Democratic Alternative” party, number 6 on the pre-election list of the “Prosperous Armenia” party is.

The main theses of the interview are below.

• Today’s military parade is pre-election decoration. It is at least puzzling to hold such a military parade, when you have not brought the country out of the status of a defeated, humiliated, vassal of Aliyev. This is an authorized military parade. This was a staged event, the purpose of which is to add some votes in his favor. You remember, don’t you, that Pashinyan said that he convinced his foreign partners not to view the military parade as militancy. If the elections were held on September 23, the military parade would take place on September 21. Everything would still be understandable if this defeated, broken-backed army was not placed in contrast with vulgar style, until 2020. with the victorious army he had. It is already a moral issue to hold a military parade in the case of having prisoners of war, especially since there are generals among them, who have a great role in the establishment of our Armed Forces.:

• It is absurd, isn’t it, that someone who has committed an army crime in the army is in charge of the defense department? This isn’t even a joke, I don’t know what is.

• The Chief of the General Staff is a pitiful slob, because if an Artsakh citizen gets along and works with Nikol Pashinyan, who surrendered Artsakh, he does not exist for me. We have never had such a gray, mediocrity head of the General Staff. Nikolakan Artsakh is an abominable thing. 

• Trump is on the path to nicolization at a steady pace. In the eyes of the world community and serious people, Nicole is Trump with his genocidal, insane policy. In the text written by Trump in support of Nikol Pashinyan today, there is no mention of the security guarantees given to Armenia. According to that text, TRIPP is not about Armenia. I got the impression from this text that we are dealing with the “Government for Syunik” deal:

• If the American administration was very sure about the re-election of Nikol Pashinyan, they would have been patient, after the elections, they would have signed the document under solemn conditions, not in a transit situation. There is a lot of talk about the “property for debt” deal, now this is a “power for Syunik” deal. Could it be found out later that during the 40-minute meeting between Rubio and Mirzoya, the American side also received guarantees related to Iran? Are you so unaccountable as to turn the country into a geopolitical coin in order to keep your scabby power in the context of the events developing around Iran? Does fitting into Trump’s plans today mean that you automatically become an anti-Iran factor:

• Even with the two most possible solutions to the Iranian conflict, TRIPP will not become a reality. In the case of Israel’s victory, it will not make sense, in the case of Iran’s victory, if the situation remains like this, Iran will not allow it.

• The only country that was not targeted by Iran during the US-Israel-Iran war is Armenia, but not because of the beautiful eyes of Nikol Pashinyan, but because there is a Russian military presence in Armenia. 

• Nikol Pashinyan has brought us to a place where nothing depends on us anymore. Pashinyan mined the field of activity of the new government. No new government can withdraw from the agreements undertaken by Armenia. It may just be luck that Russia and the USA can agree on our issues and manage our risks. Before visiting Yerevan, Rubio had a long phone conversation with Lavrov on the plane. naturally, they could not stop talking about Armenia. Another hope is that TRIPP cannot be implemented under these conditions. Iran will not allow it:

• They want to label the opposition forces as revisionists. I don’t remember an election with this kind of blatant foreign interference. But I want to tell our public, whom Trump supported, he failed. Remember, Orbán was supported in Hungary, he lost. During the previous elections, in 2021, Nicole was elected by lighting a candle in front of Putin’s picture, now Trump. This is the morality of this man.

• Russia raises the stakes too much, depriving Nikol Pashinyan of the opportunity to maneuver.

• What kind of money are you talking about, what trillions are you talking about? Since you are so rich, why did you put the 8 billion debt on the neck of the people? This is living with casino psychology. He will borrow so much until he gives Armenia in the end. 

• If gas prices rise, the state will face economic collapse, because the most important component of our economic welfare bubble is cheap gas. Gas is a system-creating factor in Armenia. Everything will become more expensive in a chain. The state will simply stand still:

• In these elections, Nikol Pashinyan has become a classic bandit. every day he wakes up and talks about taking something away. Property rights are a constitutional imperative in all normal countries. If you dance to it, stop! We are dealing with the script of “Nicole and the 40 Gang”.:

• When he needs to present himself to society as a bum, he says: I’m a guy who eats perashki. If there are people who believe in it, then so many people are against Armenia’s independence.

• This is the case when people with mental imbalances are attracted to each other. Nikoli’s Armenia is a master class in anti-statecraft. Saakashvili’s Georgia was the most Armenian state, because Saakashvili is the figure who strengthened the Turkish-Azerbaijani factor in Georgia. Saakashvili’s Georgia is about what Armenia should not be like. That is why he supports Armenia. Saakashvili is a good example of how Western elites can use someone and throw them away. If guided by Saakashvili’s advice, Nikol Pashinyan will find himself in Saakashvili’s situation, and Armenia will face an ontological problem.

• What is important is not what Nikol Pashinyan thinks about Armenian-Russian relations, what is important is what they think about it there. Nikol Pashinyan and Ararat Mirzoyan are very similar to those women and men who are caught in the act, they say we are breaking up, they answer that we don’t want to break up. They are the ones who say that the moment of decision to leave the EAEU has not yet come, so they have already decided there.

• Aliyev is trying to make the subject of Azerbaijanis coming to Armenia, “Western Azerbaijan” part of the international agenda.

• Aliyev, an educated and constructive friend of Pashinyan, says that peace is not an empty paper that you sign and it is confirmed. At the helm of power in Baku sits someone who understands international relations very well.

• Circles close to the government generate the idea to create a criminal prosecution tool against those oppositionists who will talk about Azerbaijanis coming to Armenia. They threaten to initiate a case under Article 297. It is the article of the Criminal Code under which Armen Grigoryan was arrested and later died in court for spreading domestic hatred.

• If the Constitution is changed at the request of Azerbaijan, then there will be demands for enclaves, settling Azerbaijanis here, and strengthening their rights with legislative mechanisms – Azerbaijani demands. I recently visited Tigranashen, which Pashinyan will hand over. The school is closed in that village, and the population is leaving. They talk about silver. It does not have the same strategic importance for us as Tigranashen and the 3 villages of Tavush, if we lose them, we will be under siege.:

• I, Andranik Manukyan, Ararat Zurabyan, Kokobelyan were there when Nikol got under the table out of fear, when he thought he could see Tsarukyan’s glare. He will answer for this insolent vocabulary about Gagik Tsarukyan. Let him think about his future, which he will definitely spend with his wife, in Nairi Hunanyan’s cell:

• Basically, the Moldovan script is fully implemented in Armenia. We have not yet witnessed the filtering of parties, I have no doubt, we will see it. When Nikol Pashinyan saw that the normal campaign did not bring votes, he was advised to put all influential parties in one basket and name it the Three-Headed Party of War. But this didn’t work either. This caused Nikol Pashinyan’s nervousness. Now his curators are giving him the most wrong advice: to filter at least one of the leading parties. But this will be an irreversible fatal mistake for him, because whoever he removes, his electorate will not go, sit at home, but will go, his vote give to any of the opposition forces in the field, besides, it will create a revolutionary situation.

• June 7 is the last chance for Nikol Pashinyan to leave the country. after that he will not be given that chance again. If he keeps power with madness, it will be very short-lived. 2026 will be the last year of Nikol Pashinyan’s rule. The opposition, of course, is ready for a street fight. If Pashinyan commits total lies on June 7, I definitely say that he will get a revolution: The opposition will not go home. Let the government not have that hope. In the case of the Moldovan scenario, Nikol Pashinyan will receive an Armenian revolution:

• There is information that after the military parade, Pashinyan will leave military equipment in Hraparak to be used against the public if necessary. For 3 days, that equipment was filled like an ownerless property in the section leading from the stadium to Hagtanak bridge. Let them go and see. So this weaponry is not so useful that it is not important for possible spies.

• One of Pashinyan’s biggest vices is the contrast between two symbols of the most important importance for our nation: Ararat and Aragats.

• If today’s status quo is maintained, Iran will not tolerate the creation of American infrastructure under its nose, along its border. I would advise the illiterates of CP to listen to the interview of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk to TASS, where he stated that Russia and Iran will not allow the collapse of the status quo provided by the Turkmencha Treaty.

• Trump is a man with business acumen. He gets his share, then washes his hands. That’s what happened in the case of Ukraine, that’s what will happen in the case of Armenia. In this case, if Pashinyan is re-elected, Armenia will become Lebanon, a foreign political consortium, in which many countries have a stake, and when they cannot reach an agreement on that stake, a civil war begins. And Nikol Pashinyan has been synonymous with war since 2019: 

Details in the video.

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