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Today, on October 29, a mysterious and tragic death occurred in Yerevan. At around 06:50, operational information was received in the Malatiya Department of the Main Department of the Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia that the duty group of 103 ambulance doctors of Yerevan took a dead child to one of the Yerevan hospitals.

This is reported by Shamshyan.com.

On the spot, the police found out that the deceased was taken to the hospital from one of the houses on Ohanov street in Yerevan, where the arriving emergency doctors registered the child’s death.

Documents were drawn up in the Malatia police department about the incident, which were transferred to the investigative department of the Yerevan City Investigation Department of the RA Investigative Committee of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district, where criminal proceedings were initiated under the characteristics of “murder” (sudden death).

According to the website, the deceased is a 1-month-old girl.

On October 25, the 10th anniversary “Flower” international festival was held in Moscow, Russia, within the framework of which two large-scale concert programs were held in the “Mosproducer” concert hall.

The festival brought together dance ensembles, participants and representatives of Armenian dance art from different cities and countries on one platform, becoming an important platform for cultural cooperation, exchange of creative experience and popularization of national values.

The four stages of the festival were concluded with the jubilee final event, giving the participants the opportunity to appear on the international stage, to demonstrate their creative potential and to represent Armenian dance art in a worthy manner.

Over the years, the “Flower” International Festival has been formed as an international platform for cultural cooperation, uniting dance ensembles from Armenia and abroad. It contributes to the preservation, development and dissemination of the Armenian national dance, as well as to the strengthening of ties between the cultural communities of different countries.

The organizer of the festival, the Kamurj Cultural Center, focuses on the development and popularization of Armenian dance art and culture, the creation of opportunities for creative groups to perform on international stages, and the expansion of Armenia-Diaspora cultural cooperation.

The jubilee festival held in Moscow was another important step on the way to the realization of this mission, continuing the initiative of presenting Armenian culture on international platforms and uniting Armenians living in different countries around national art.

The 10th International Jubilee Festival “Flower” became another important milestone of years of consistent work, cultural cooperation and the great community formed around Armenian dance art, creating new opportunities for the implementation of further international programs.

The Central Bank of RA warns of cases of fraud when citizens are presented with forged power of attorneys, references and other documents on behalf of the Central Bank in order to obtain loans from financial organizations or carry out other fraudulent transactions on their behalf.

“In such a way, fraudsters try to get loans from various financial organizations or carry out other fraudulent transactions on behalf of citizens. Attached are examples of similar fake documents.

We inform you that financial organizations do not, as a rule, need to use power of attorneys or references provided by the RA Central Bank in the process of customer service.

Therefore, if during the course of using the services of financial organizations, you are presented with power of attorneys or references provided by the Central Bank of RA, or a reference is made to such documents, we urge you to check their authenticity by contacting the Central Bank of RA (tel.: 374 10 592 592 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.), e-mail address: [email protected]),” the message states.

The multi-faceted investigation carried out by the investigative department of the Malatia-Sebastia administrative district of the investigative department of the Yerevan city of the RA investigative committee revealed the circumstances of the case of psychological influence on the employee of the tire repair shop by a person with the highest status of the criminal hierarchy, known by the nickname “Noratusci Alik”.

In particular, A.B., who has the highest status in the criminal hierarchy and is known by the nickname “Alik of Noratus”, on August 1, 2026, he drove a “Lamborghini” sports car, accompanied by another car, to a tire repair shop, where, ignoring the fact that the employee was serving another customer at the moment, he shouted obscene expressions and demanded to serve him urgently, otherwise, threatening to cause damage to the employee’s health.

During the preliminary investigation, according to the decision of the supervising prosecutor, a public criminal prosecution was initiated against A.B., according to Article 194, Part 2, Clause 7 of the Criminal Code (psychological influence with hooliganism).

The bail and the ban on absence were applied to him as a preventive measure.

The criminal proceedings were sent with the indictment to the supervising prosecutor to confirm it and send it to the court.

Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Criminal Procedure by a legally binding court verdict.

“Milagro Group” SP company, Lori marz, c. During the inspection of the public food facility operating at building 8-8/1, Tumanyan street, Vanadzor, it was found that the legal requirements were violated, in particular:

– the floor of the food facility was not kept in a new condition, some parts of the walls did not have a smooth surface, were not made of waterproof, washable materials, – the ceiling of the food facility was not prepared in such a way as to prevent the accumulation of dirt, the formation of mold, the possibility of particles falling.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, by the decision of the head of the inspection body, the production activity of the public food facility was suspended until the detected violations are eliminated.

The human rights defender expressed concern about the speech used during public and parliamentary debates on domestic violence justifying violence and targeting the victims of violence, stressing that such wording deepens public stereotypes.

“Public discussions related to the topic of domestic violence prevention, including legislation and its amendments, are often accompanied by the use of such discourse that in fact reinforces stereotypes that justify violence, target victims of violence, refrain from reporting violence, and the like.

Moreover, this kind of talk is also heard from the most important platform of democratic discussions, during various parliamentary discussions.

The defender of human rights emphasizes that the representatives of the state government and public figures are responsible for both the prevention of violence and the overcoming of existing stereotypes in the society due to their status. This implies maximum sensitivity during the discussion of topics related to human rights, in relation to which the problems in society are particularly large.

Moreover, from the point of view of international standards, the insensitive nature of speech already makes speech itself problematic from the point of view of human rights, regardless of the purpose of use.

Moreover, the use of such insensitive types of speech can be considered as a violation of ethics or code of conduct from the perspective of both officials and professional communities.

The defender of human rights emphasizes that the democratic debate is the cornerstone of any civilized society. One may disagree with any legislative change or idea voiced.

It is possible to voice healthy criticism of any bill or idea while respecting the standards of human rights. At the same time, these discussions cannot be accompanied by speech that contradicts human rights standards, including directly or indirectly justifying violence, targeting victims of violence, or deepening stereotypes in any other way,” the HRD office reports.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan believes that it will be possible to advance the process of adoption of the new Constitution without extraordinary parliamentary elections. According to his assessment, an opportunity to reach a political agreement with the opposition was created after the discussions held in the National Assembly on October 28, during which the issue of constitutional amendments was connected with the peace process with Azerbaijan.

In a briefing with journalists after the government session on October 29, Pashinyan stated that the parliamentary opposition’s questions can become the basis for such a proposal, which the opposition forces will hardly be able to reject.

“Yesterday’s question and answer of the National Assembly made it obvious to me that there is a very high probability that the matter will not lead to early elections, but on the contrary, a proposal will be formulated that the opposition simply cannot refuse,” said the Prime Minister.

According to Pashinyan, with its questions, the opposition has given an opportunity to create public pressure around the constitutional process so that the opposition MPs support the holding of a referendum on the new Constitution.

“With the results of yesterday’s question and answer, they gave us the opportunity to carry out the process in such a way that great public pressure is generated on the opposition, so that they make possible […] the referendum on the new Constitution with their vote,” he stated.

The Prime Minister, however, did not elaborate on what proposal could be presented to the opposition, stressing that it has not yet been developed. “They created a great opportunity, but that opportunity did not exist today. We still have work to do, and today I cannot guarantee that I will be able to formulate that proposal,” Pashinyan said.

According to him, during the October 28 parliamentary debate, the opposition raised the question of whether the amendment of the Armenian Constitution will be the last step in the regional peace process. Pashinyan noted that he is going to focus on finding the answer to that question.

The previous day, in the National Assembly, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ararat Mirzoyan, offered the opposition MPs to support the holding of a referendum on the new Constitution, stating that if the citizens reject the project, the authorities will resign.

“Let us bring the draft of the Constitution, and you say right from here: we condemn this draft of the Constitution, this is bad, let’s go to the referendum on the Constitution,” said Mirzoyan.

Adoption of the new Constitution remains one of the main issues of disagreement between the government and the opposition. In the parliamentary elections of June 7, “Civil Agreement” received 726,819 votes, about 49.75 percent, and occupied 64 mandates in the 105-seat National Assembly.

According to the current Constitution, the support of at least two-thirds of the deputies, 70, is necessary to submit the draft of the new Constitution to a referendum. Thus, the ruling power needs at least six more votes of the opposition MPs.

“Strong Armenia” and “Armenia” factions previously expressed their opposition to the constitutional changes initiated by the government, claiming that the process is conditioned by Azerbaijan’s demands.

Baku considers the amendment of the Armenian Constitution as a precondition for signing the peace agreement, objecting to the reference to the Declaration of Independence made in the preamble of the Constitution. The authorities of Armenia declare that the adoption of the Constitution is an internal matter of the country and cannot be discussed with Azerbaijan.

On October 22, Pashinyan did not rule out the holding of extraordinary parliamentary elections if the opposition’s support for the referendum on the new Constitution could not be obtained.

On October 29, the Prime Minister reaffirmed that the adoption of the new Constitution was planned by the pre-election program of the ruling power, which was supported by more than 700,000 citizens in the 2026 elections. According to him, the government has a political mandate to implement this program.

The draft of the new Constitution has not been published yet. According to the Prime Minister, it will be submitted for public discussion in the near future, after which it will be sent to the National Assembly.

The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia, Ruben Rubinyan, placed the responsibility of the incident in the parliament on the representatives of the “Strong Armenia” opposition faction.

He stated that he strongly condemns the behavior of faction leader Narek Karapetyan and deputy Garnik Davtyan, whose actions, according to his assertion, started the fight. Moreover, Rubinyan expressed his full support for the actions of the deputies of the ruling “Civil Agreement” party.

Answering the journalists’ question why he didn’t invite the security guards to the hall earlier, Rubinyan stated that he did just that, and that’s how he managed to stop the fight.

“As for my assessment, I gave it in the hall and I can repeat it. I strongly condemn the behavior of the leader of the “Strong Armenia” faction. Let me remind you that he insulted the deputy who was speaking from the podium, and then got up to hit him. I strongly condemn Garnik Davtyan, deputy of the “Strong Armenian Name” faction, who started the incident with his first blow. I fully support the “Civil Agreement”, which did what it did,” said the Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly.

Rubinyan reminded that in the first session of the current parliament, he called on the opposition to follow the norms of correct behavior. According to him, he warned that the “Civil Agreement” prefers to follow the path of courtesy and respect, but if the opposition refuses this approach, then it is ready to respond proportionately to its actions. “I think we saw what that means in practice,” he added.

Commenting on the opposition’s claims that the incident was planned in advance, Rubinyan called them absurd. According to him, such accusations would mean that he and deputy Narek Karapetyan agreed in advance that the latter would injure his colleague and then try to hit him. Similarly, he noted, it should be assumed that they agreed in advance with Garnik Davtyan to attack MP Taron Chakhoyan.

“You understand how absurd it sounds. They accuse us of organizing it, which they started,” said Rubinyan. He also called it strange the fact that the opposition representatives, on the one hand, start the fight, and on the other hand, rebuke the speaker of the parliament for not calling the security guards earlier.

Rubinyan emphasized that, in his opinion, he prevented the further deterioration of the situation and protected the opposition MPs from more serious consequences. “I think they should thank me for protecting them from impending danger. I am not sure that I managed to fully protect everyone. In any case, I saw that some deputies, I won’t say that they were injured, but they were injured. There is nothing critical. The most important thing is that Edgar Ghazaryan came out of this situation completely unharmed,” he said.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has described the text of the Declaration of Independence of 1990 as anti-state, claiming that it is not possible to build an independent state on its basis.

In a briefing with journalists on October 29, the Prime Minister reaffirmed the government’s intention to adopt a new Constitution and announced that he sees an opportunity to get the support of the opposition without holding extraordinary parliamentary elections.

“With that text, it is not possible to have an independent state, that text is about the impossibility of having a state,” Pashinyan stated, referring to the Declaration of Independence.

The Prime Minister reminded that the adoption of the new Constitution was included in the “Civil Contract” pre-election program. According to him, having obtained the parliamentary majority as a result of the elections, the ruling power received a mandate from the citizens to implement that program.

Referring to the procedure for the adoption of the new Constitution, Pashinyan noted that after the discussions held in the National Assembly on October 28, a new opportunity to reach an agreement with the opposition arose.

“The probability is very high that the matter will not lead to early elections, but on the contrary, a proposal will be formulated that the opposition cannot refuse,” he said.

According to Pashinyan’s assessment, by connecting the constitutional changes with regional and international agendas, the opposition itself created an opportunity to secure the necessary parliamentary support for the referendum on the new Constitution through public pressure.

However, the Prime Minister did not specify what proposal could be presented to the opposition.

The Declaration of Independence of Armenia was adopted on August 23, 1990. The preamble of the current Constitution contains a reference to that document, which in turn is based on the December 1, 1989 decision on the reunification of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.

Pashinyan has stated many times in the past that there should be no reference to the Declaration of Independence in the new Constitution. According to him, maintaining that reference will mean continuing the logic of the Karabakh movement, which, according to the prime minister, is contrary to the policy of establishing peace in the region.

The amendment of the constitution is also a subject of disagreements between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Baku considers its change as a precondition for signing a peace agreement, claiming that the Declaration of Independence contains territorial claims against Azerbaijan. The authorities of Armenia declare that the adoption of the Constitution is an internal matter of the country and cannot be discussed with Azerbaijan.

The draft of the new Constitution has not been published yet. According to Pashinyan, the document will be presented in the near future, after which public discussions will begin.

The National Assembly of Armenia has turned into a “theatre of petty mischief”, the incident that happened in the parliament was most likely a pre-planned action. Narine Dilbaryan, vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Armenia, announced this, referring to the clashes in the parliament.

According to Dilbaryan, damage to the property of the National Assembly, throwing a chair at a deputy by the NA vice president are apparently crimes. He drew attention to the fact that the actions of NA Vice President Vahagn Aleksanyan endangered the lives of deputies. “Destroying the property of the National Assembly like that and creating a direct danger to the lives of the deputies of the National Assembly. It’s a miracle that it didn’t happen to anyone. Can you imagine if that burden fell on someone?” he said.

According to Dilbaryan, what happened in the parliament was not an accidental incident. According to him, Nikol Pashinyan had already defined what kind of opposition he needed, and had formed the criteria for acting within that framework, and now the youth wing of the Communist Party has started to work.  He also considered what happened in the context of the dictatorial nature of the management system, noting that such systems are characterized by the formation of different wings and subordinates.

According to him, in the current situation, the question arises as to who decides who can engage in opposition political activities, and what limits are set for the opposition’s behavior. According to Dilbaryan, what happened in the National Assembly should be considered in this wider political context, as a manifestation of the nature of the relationship between the government and the opposition and the nature of the political struggle.