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As recently as two weeks ago, I wrote that despite the US-Iran memorandum, it is not realistic to seek lasting peace in the Middle East. One of the reasons is that the US, as a superpower, will not want to retreat from its strategic goals and planned global thinking in this region. After all, isn’t the US attacking Israel for its “lovely eyes”? In fact, the interests of not only the US and Israel, but also other Persian Gulf countries coincided at this stage of time.

And Iran, as a regionally influential state, with its millennia-old traditions of statehood, cannot afford to retreat from its national interests and red lines easily and without a fight.

Along with all this, if we take into account that Israel, with its great lobbying abilities, continues to insist on the inadmissibility of Iran’s nuclear program, then the process of negotiations that have begun (to the extent that it is available) is still not encouraging.

The military strikes that started late last night are proof of that. The Americans bombed the military facilities located in the coastal areas of the Islamic Republic of Iran. President Trump announced on his social platform that they were a response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf yesterday. He also claimed that if the Iranians do not stop their actions, the consequences will be more severe. In response, Iran announced that the revenge will be terrible.

This is the kind of war-threatening “negotiations” going on in connection with the announced 60-day ceasefire.

Recently, I wrote on one occasion that the breath of Russia-NATO open war is already noticeable in the actions of a number of European countries. Conclusions should be drawn from the joint statements of the NATO summit held in Ankara and the subsequent process.

Analyzing the possibilities of resumption of existing conflicts and clashes of interrelated interests in the changing world, it is not excluded that the military developments in the Middle East region will have a wider escalation with a chain reaction.

God forbid, all this will come true in any way… And what will Armenia do, who will be the guarantor of our country’s security and neutrality? Europe, Russia, the USA, Turkey, Azerbaijan, or Pashinyan, who endlessly divides his own society and invents images of the internal “enemy”?

It is necessary to think seriously about all this, about the future of our country and people. Also keep in mind that we have Armenian communities in the above mentioned regions.

P.S.

I am sometimes told, maybe I am exaggerating the situation, and in fact there is nothing to seriously worry about. God forbid it be so.

I tell those people that 8 years ago, no one would have believed that we will be completely deprived of Artsakh and it will be de-Armenized. 7 years ago, no one would have believed that a war could break out between Russia and Ukraine. Today, that war has been going on for four and a half years and instead of ending, it may turn into a bigger conflict.

Nothing can be ruled out.

Former RA Deputy Minister of Defense Artak Zakaryan

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Gagik Tsarukyan sent a message from “Yerevan-Kentron” prison.

“The obviously false, contrived case against me is a continuation of all this. An empty, empty case.

My conscience is calm.

Unfortunately, Armenia faces inevitable challenges. Difficult and risky times await us. To face them, first of all, we need prudence.

We also very much need, as I said before the elections and I say now, internal public solidarity. I say this to whom the greatest injustice was done.

Decisions of the CEC and CC, criminal cases, detention cannot change my thinking, my value system.

Regardless of all the injustices, I will continue to be useful to my country, my people to the best of my ability.

I remain your Tsarukyan. I will be useful to whomever I can, I will help my country with whatever I can.

Gagik Tsarukyan

“Yerevan-Kentron” Correctional Facility.

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“As part of the ongoing process around “Araratcement”, a state manager will be appointed in the company very soon,” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced in a briefing, answering the question of whether the citizens who work in the companies owned by Gagik Tsarukyan and are currently in forced idle time are affected by the current situation.

According to the Prime Minister, the state is obliged to carry out all the necessary processes to protect state interests and, including, to return illegally acquired property.

At the same time, Pashinyan assured that the authorities will take the necessary steps to protect the rights of “Araratcement” employees as much as possible and not to ignore their interests.

Addressing the employees of the factory, the Prime Minister urged them not to get involved in any action, then reminded the Zangezur copper-molybdenum combine (ZPMK) cases as an example.

“I warned in Kapan that the people who carry out actions on orders will be fired. I said that in June, and already in August, all those people were dismissed from their jobs. Criminal cases have been initiated against some of them, some have been convicted, and others are now applying to be reinstated at work. I say no, because the rules were clearly laid out in advance.

I also ask the employees of “Araratcement” not to enter that road. Those who will perform such actions or put pressure on people, inducing them to certain actions, will be fired.

Yes, in fact, I threaten,” Nikol Pashinyan stated.

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I follow the daily numbers of passengers arriving in Armenia, there are very good, large passenger flows, and I want to record this as a branch of export, because tourists are coming. These days, more than 10,000 passengers enter RA almost every day. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said about this at the session of the Government on July 9.

“There is also a good trend, because the recognition of Armenia has increased, people may take the opportunity to travel to 3rd countries through Armenia, or in the opposite direction, go out for 1-2 days, travel around the republic, either come to Yerevan, or go to Echmiadzin, or go to Parakar, and this also has a very significant effect.

Also, the price situation in the market shows that there are no big consumption problems. Of course, in relation to 1-2 types of products, roses and tomatoes, we have a certain devaluation, in other cases it seems that there is no significant [change],” said Pashinyan.

In this context, Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan informed that in the case of flowers, for example, the export has increased, and only in the case of tomatoes, there is a drop in price.

Regarding the increase in tourist flows, Pashinyan noted that June was an all-time historical record, and, according to the Prime Minister, the decision to subsidize airline passenger flows to new destinations played a significant role in this matter.

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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, will be on vacation from July 10 to 29 inclusive.

This was reported by the press service of the Government.

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We had an open, sincere and friendly discussion with the head of the Russian government. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this during a briefing, referring to his recent visit to Russia and his meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

“A number of agreements have been reached. I will not share the details of those arrangements at this time, waiting for them to become a reality for you all to see,” he said.

To remind, the meeting between the Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and the President of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin took place in Yekaterinburg. Nikol Pashinyan noted that after the elections, it is important to discuss the agenda of relations and find solutions to existing problems, reaffirming Armenia’s readiness to develop cooperation with Russia. Mishustin also emphasized the importance of deepening bilateral economic, investment, cultural and interregional ties.

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With demarcation, what happens is communicated publicly, meaning that if there has been no official announcement, there is no significant new development. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said this during a briefing, addressing the question of what stage the border demarcation process is at.

“As for the topic of the exclave-enclave, I talked about it, including during the pre-election period, and we must resolve all the unfinished issues.

I want to remind you that we are also interested in that topic, to put it mildly, because the village of Artsvashen is under the control of Azerbaijan as an exclave, and it is a sovereign territory of Armenia, according to the principles recorded in the 1991 Alma Ata Declaration. That is, for example, I cannot announce that we are abandoning or can abandon the topic of enclaves. No, we have to go and solve that problem. What the solutions will be is a matter for discussion.

I also want to say that we have moved the issue to a level where no additional nerve is used on the subject, including external use. The question is there, the question should be addressed according to the Alma Ata Declaration of 1991 and the maps that are the basis of the delimitation,” he said.

Referring to the solution of the problems in this context, Pashinyan mentioned that there are 2 solutions. The first option is that the territory remains as an exclave or enclave, continues to be the territory of the country to which it de jure belongs. Another option is that the parties reach some kind of agreement.

“One of the options is that we “spread” the equivalent areas with an equivalent distance along the border and implement changes in specific locations. Its procedures are also planned. We should address the topic in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation and the Constitution of Armenia,” he said.

Pashinyan noticed that Artsvashen is recorded as an enclave on Azerbaijan’s dram and in the passport maps, then expressed his opinion that Armenia should show the same mirror approach in order to accurately treat the corresponding maps according to Alma Ata’s declaration.

“On the dram of Azerbaijan, where the map of Azerbaijan is expressed, Artsvashen is marked separately in a different color as a territory that does not belong to Azerbaijan. It is the same in passports,” he said.

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On July 8, under the leadership of Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan, the ceremony of assigning appropriate officer positions to the cadets of the RA Armed Forces, who have completed their studies in the higher military professional educational program in foreign military educational institutions, took place in the administrative complex of the Ministry of Defense. This is reported by the Ministry of Defense.

The Deputy Minister of Defense congratulated the officers on their appointment to the service, expressing confidence that the knowledge and professional skills acquired during the years of study will serve for the benefit of the Republic of Armenia.

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The anti-corruption court accepted the action of the Prosecutor General’s Office against the Dilijan community, Artur Arshakyan, former Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunyan, to declare invalid the auction organized on October 12, 2012 regarding the plot of land with an area of 0.8 ha located at 29/24 Maksim Gorku Street, Dilijan city, between Arthur Arshakyan and Aram Harutyunyan in June 2017 About the demands to declare the real estate sale contract signed on 20 as invalid and to apply the consequences of invalidity, including the demands to return the land area of 0.8 ha from the illegal possession of Aram Harutyunyan to the Dilijan community.

At the same time, a measure to secure the claim was applied and the defendant Aram Harutyunyan was prohibited from performing such actions that would lead to a change in the actual or legal status of the plot of land mentioned in the claim.

The General Prosecutor’s Office, with the investigation carried out within the framework of the authority to initiate a lawsuit for the protection of state (community) interests, found out that the 0.8 ha plot of land included in the list of restrictions of Article 60 of the Land Code is “environmental forest” operational purpose land of “specially protected areas of nature”, which could not be alienated to individuals.

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In the framework of the control carried out by the food safety inspection body at the dairy factory belonging to “Voske Kat” SP company (Kotayk marz, village Zovuni), it was found out that dangerous food was produced in non-compliance with the safety and hygiene requirements of food prescribed by the legal acts of the food safety sector.

As a result of the examination, it was found that the product sample of “Milk-containing product Chanakh” (produced on 15.06.26) with the indicators of ASCHM (intestinal yeast group bacteria) and S. Aureus (golden staphylococcus), “Cheese Lori” (produced: 21.05.26), “Milk-containing product with milk substitute Lori” (produced: 14.06.26) samples did not meet the requirements of the technical regulation of the Customs Union “On the safety of milk and milk products” with the AKSHM index.

According to the decision of the head of the inspection body, the separate function of the production activity of the dairy factory, the production of “Milk-containing product Chanakh”, “Cheese Lori”, “Milk-containing product with milk oil substitute Lori” products, was suspended.

A deadline has been set for eliminating the reported violations.

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