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2026 On April 29, in Aghveran, the Republic of Armenia, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafaev, the 13th meeting of the State Border Demarcation and Border Security Commission between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the State Commission for the Demarcation of the State Border between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Armenia was held.

It was noted with satisfaction that the 13th meeting of the commissions is again held in the territory of one of the parties, in the Republic of Armenia, in Aghveran.

During the meeting, the parties exchanged detailed thoughts on organizational and technical issues related to demarcation measures.

The parties have agreed and exchanged the texts of the following draft guidelines on the procedure for the implementation of demarcation works:

“Guideline on the procedure of work of border demarcation expert groups during the demarcation of the state border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan”,
“Guideline on the procedure for creating a map of the state border delimitation between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan”,
“Guideline on the procedure for formulating and publishing documents on the demarcation of the state border between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan”.
The parties agreed to approach their governments for appropriate approval of the guidelines.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Mher Grigoryan, and the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Shahin Mustafaev, separately exchanged thoughts on issues of mutual interest.

It was noted that the transit of goods to the Republic of Armenia through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan is successfully carried out and is currently ongoing.

It was noted with satisfaction that Azerbaijan supplies oil products to Armenia, which indicates the formation of trade and economic ties between the two countries.

There was also a discussion with the participation of representatives of the business circles of the parties on the issues related to the development of trade and economic cooperation, mutual supplies of goods and services, as well as transit transportation.

It was specially emphasized that the achieved results were made possible thanks to the political will of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.

According to the results of the meeting, a corresponding protocol was signed.

The parties have agreed to coordinate the date of the next meeting in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

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“Hraparak” daily writes:

The CP deputies were also surprised by the visit of the Azerbaijani delegation to Armenia yesterday.

They did not know anything in advance about the visit or, even more, about the agenda, they were informed when the Azerbaijani press wrote early in the morning that the Azerbaijani plane had landed at the “Zvartnots” airport and an Azerbaijani delegation had arrived in Yerevan.

Later, the Azerbaijani media wrote that the delegation of Azerbaijan is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev, who, together with Mher Grigoryan, is the co-chairman of the state commission for the demarcation of the state border between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

However, later in the political backstage it was said that the visit was not related to border demarcation issues, but to resettling 300,000 Azerbaijanis in Armenia.

According to the information, Azerbaijani businessmen have also arrived in Armenia with Mustafaev, and a meeting will be held with Armenian colleagues at the “Abrikot” restaurant in Aghveran on bilateral economic issues. On the Armenian side, there were mainly those businessmen who recently participated in the breakfast with Pashinyan.

This is more of a test visit, they are trying to check the reaction of the Armenian people, in other words, to adapt them to the idea of ​​coexistence with Azerbaijanis in the future.

It is said that the process will start after the elections, if Pashinyan is re-elected.

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On April 29, the chairman of the “Strong Armenia” party, Samvel Karapetyan, received the representatives of the “HayaVote” national civil association.  

Representatives of the leadership of the “Strong Armenia” alliance and the “Land of Living” party were also present at the meeting.

During the meeting, in the presence of the chairman of the “Strong Armenia” party Samvel Karapetyan, the coordinator-representative of the “Strong Armenia” alliance Narek Karapetyan and the coordinator of the “HayaVote” national civic association Avetik Chalabyan signed a memorandum of cooperation, by which the parties committed to unite their efforts in the 2026 election of the National Assembly. to achieve the removal of the current administration and the formation of a new national government through the June 7 elections.

For this purpose, the “Strong Armenia” alliance of parties and the “HayVote” association agreed to jointly implement the pre-election campaign, based on the maximum coordination of their political programs, as well as to jointly implement the control of the legitimacy of the electoral process.

To remind, on April 10, “HayaQuen” and Arman Tatoyan’s “Unity Wings” initiative announced that they are ending cooperation.

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10 days have passed since Onik Gasparyan’s fiery proposal. the government rejected it, and the opposition forces and journalists considered the topic and format of its discussion at least debatable.

The former head of the State Security Service, instead of acting on the created realities, continues to position himself in the “bunker”, and has transferred the game to a notorious person, who was previously his adviser.

The latter, who is in very dubious connections inside and outside, and it is not yet clear who “parachuted” him down to the GSH and made him the bearer of military and state secrets, is an ordinary thorn whose job is to target the opposition field and the former authorities of Artsakh.

In fact, Gasparyan was not looking for contact with the public or its separate groups, journalists, but with the government, from which he continues to remain silent after receiving a rude rejection.

HG: Onik Gasparyan, I warn you that if your former adviser continues his immoral behavior, you will receive a mirror reaction, with harsher vocabulary.

Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the NA “I have an honor” faction

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In the regular session of April 29, the Standing Committee on State-Legal Issues discussed the second reading and gave a positive conclusion to the draft law “On Amendments and Amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure of the Republic of Armenia” authored by RA NA Deputy Rustam Bakoyan.

According to the author, the draft law was not changed after the first reading.

The project concerns two important criminal justice institutes. The first is a motion not to instigate a public prosecution or to stop it, and the second is a completely new controlled supply and go undercover investigation operation.

At the suggestion of the author, the discussion of the legislative package “Bankruptcy Code of the Republic of Armenia” was postponed for up to two months.

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“Prosperous Armenia” party continues to expand its presence both in Yerevan and throughout the republic.

Another new office was opened in Ajapnyak administrative district. Such initiatives are important especially from the point of view of ensuring direct contact with citizens, because their opinion and observations should become one of the key bases for making state decisions.

“Prosperous Armenia” will continue its consistent work for the improvement of people’s living conditions and the development of the country, based on the trust and active participation of citizens.

Gagik Tsarukyan

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On May 5, a concert will be held at the “Nikolay Nikoghosyan Cultural Foundation”, an evening of music by Mikael Tariverdiev.

Varsenik Avanyan (mezzo-soprano) and Elena Vardazaryan (piano) will perform.

The composer’s vocal and piano works will be played in the program. The centerpiece of the concert will be the mono-opera “Waiting”, written on the basis of Robert Rozhdestvensky’s poem of the same name (“Woman’s Monologue”).

Elena Vardazaryan will be at the piano during the evening.

We cordially invite you to participate in this exciting and mysterious musical meeting.

Start at 19:00.

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Big businessman Samvel Aleksanyan plans to import meat products worth more than 4.4 million dollars, while claiming state customs privileges. Along with the development of production, the entrepreneur is actively involved in new regional economic processes.

The official application submitted to the government of Armenia mentions plans to import more than one and a half thousand tons of meat raw materials. In particular, we are talking about the import of 350 thousand kilograms of buffalo meat from India, 900 thousand kilograms of pork fat from Italy and 300 thousand kilograms of American-made chicken breast from China. The total amount of investment in the project will be around 4.42 million dollars.

In order to implement it, Samvel Aleksanyan applied for exemption from the payment of the customs duty, the amount of which is estimated at 727.7 thousand dollars.

The imported raw materials are intended for “Meat Food” LLC owned by the businessman, which produces sausages, sausages, meat delicacies, as well as traditional Armenian basturma and sujukh. The company’s products have a serious competitive advantage in the market, as they are consumed mainly in the “Yerevan City” supermarket chain owned by Aleksanyan, where it is given priority. In the justification of the request for privileges, it is mentioned that financial investments will allow to increase the number of employees from 135 to 155, and to increase the average salary from about 711 dollars to 849 dollars.

The expansion of the business takes place against the background of a noticeable transformation of the status of the businessman. Despite being the prime minister Nikol Pashinyan strongly criticized him for alleged corruption and electoral fraud during the years of the Republican Party’s rule, Samvel Aleksanyan was not held accountable, reports Factor.am.

In 2018, he was limited only to the repayment of previously accumulated tax liabilities and today he is one of the key participants in the economic programs of the current authorities. In addition, according to press publications, yesterday Aleksanyan was present at the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani businessmen held in Aghveran.

It is also reported that the company “Shisha World” associated with him, which is registered with the documents in the name of his wife’s nephew, was one of the first structures that started importing and selling Azerbaijani gasoline in the territory of Armenia.

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The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, has strongly condemned the use of administrative resources in order to involve citizens in the events with his participation.

The head of the government has promised to immediately dismiss the organizers of similar gatherings, as well as the bureaucrats who obey illegal instructions.

During the briefing following the government session, the Prime Minister referred to the rumors circulating among the public that people are forcibly taken to official meetings. Pashinyan emphasized the absolute inadmissibility of such a practice and outlined tough measures of response.

According to him, any public official, who will be seen using administrative levers in order to ensure presence at events with the participation of the Prime Minister, will be fired without prior discussion.

Officials who will participate in the event under the pressure of administrative resources will be punished in the same way. At the same time, Pashinyan reminded that every citizen has the legal right to participate in public events at his own will.

The head of the government also added that sanctions in the form of dismissal will also be applied in case of illegal prohibition of participation in events by abuse of official position.

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Responding to journalists’ questions about the destruction of Armenian sanctuaries in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Prime Minister of Armenia cited the hypothetical example of the mosque in Artsvashen. Nikol Pashinyan urged to separate the issues of cultural heritage and property rights.

During the briefing held in the government, the Prime Minister referred to the complex topic of preservation of historical and cultural monuments in the context of the border delimitation process. The debate unfolded over the issue raised about the destruction of Armenian churches in Stepanakert.

In response, the head of the government proposed to model a situation where Artsvashen returns under the control of Armenia, and it turns out that a large mosque was built there in 2016 on the lands of citizens who have ownership certificates.

Pashinyan asked what the state’s response would be in such a case, and whether the entire area can be declared a monument, depriving the people of Artsvashen of the opportunity to return to their homes. The representatives of the media, in their turn, expressed their disagreement with regard to putting a sign of equality between the actions of the Azerbaijani side and the hypothetical situation in Armenia.

The journalists stressed that it refers to the destruction of the Armenian Christian temples built in Stepanakert itself, not the structures of the surrounding regions.

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