Armenpress explores Chinese development experience during Xinjiang media tour

China19:40, 30 July 2026
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An Armenian media delegation, including Armenpress, visited China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from July 23 to 24 on an exploratory tour aimed at gaining insights into the region’s rapid development.

During the visit, Armenpress English Department Editor-in-Chief Stepan Kocharyan shared his impressions in an interview with Tianshannet, a major English-language media outlet in Xinjiang, after touring Urumqi and visiting a community and cultural service center in the regional capital.

“I was here two years ago, in Urumqi and in several other cities across Xinjiang, and I am very grateful to our hosts for this invitation to see how the province and the city have been developing,” Kocharyan said.

He noted that the transformation was immediately apparent.

“And here, we saw the level of attention the government is giving to all sectors of public life, and this facility, I think, is doing an amazing job in caring for so many families who represent so many ethnicities,” he said.

Asked about his expectations for the trip, Kocharyan said he hoped to better understand the driving force behind China’s development.

“I would very much like to see the driving force behind this development push. Our readers are very interested in the Chinese experience in development, mostly in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative, because Xinjiang is a major hub and logistics center in the context of the BRI. All sectors in the province, including industry, business, social sectors and energy production, have been developing so rapidly that our readers want to know what the secret of Chinese success is. So, I expect to discover this success, to see how you guys are doing it and what the driving force behind it is,” he said.

Following the Xinjiang visit, the Armenian media delegation traveled to Lanzhou, Gansu Province, for a three-day visit.



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Armenpress: Government extends export compensation scheme for greenhouse produ

Economy21:33, 30 July 2026
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The Armenian government has decided to extend the export compensation programme for selected greenhouse products to August 2026, under a decision adopted at its July 30 meeting.

The list of eligible products has also been expanded to include Palermo peppers and eggplants. 

The measure aims to maintain the competitiveness of Armenian greenhouse products in export markets and support further growth in exports. 

For products exported in August, businesses will receive the following compensation: 

* 770 drams per kilogram of strawberries; 

* 275 drams per kilogram of tomatoes;

* 400 drams per kilogram of cherry tomatoes; 

* 400 drams per kilogram of peppers;

* 500 drams per kilogram of Palermo peppers; 

* 200 drams per kilogram of eggplants; 

* 37 drams per flower.

For flowers exported to European Union member states, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or Switzerland, the compensation will amount to 50 drams per flower. 

Between June 1 and July 23, 2026, Armenia exported approximately 1,526 tonnes of peppers, 770 tonnes of tomatoes, 213.4 tonnes of strawberries, and around 5.8 million flowers weighing 58 tonnes. 

In July alone, as of July 23, exports reached approximately 742 tonnes of peppers, 562 tonnes of tomatoes, 104.4 tonnes of strawberries, and around 2.3 million flowers weighing 23 tonnes. 

During the same period, Armenia also expanded the geographical reach of its exports. Armenian flowers were exported to 26 countries, fruit to 19 countries, and vegetables to eight countries.

The government expects that, under the support programme, around 150 tonnes of strawberries, 4,100 tonnes of vegetables, and 5.2 million flowers will be exported in August. The decision also adds the Air Waybill (AWB) to the list of documents required to receive compensation for goods exported by air to member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

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Vahe Apikyan, born in 2012, was found

Vahe Apikyan, born in 2012, was reported missing on July 29.


He was found unharmed in the village of Garni, Kotayk region, as a result of the search work of the officers and citizens of the Nor Nork community police department.

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The enemy “powerful state” is a propaganda bubble

Against the backdrop of inflated propaganda activities and huge and corrupt expenses in occupied Artsakh, the barbaric administration of Baku is unable to provide the basic living conditions of the Absheron settlements located a few kilometers away from Baku.


Absheron, inhabited mostly by Caucasian Persians (Tatars) who are Shia believers, has no drinking water even in this rainy year, when this peninsula provides significant revenues from oil and gas sources managed by the personal whim of the dictator of Baku.


This is the real state of the enemy, which is trying to present itself as a developed and powerful state, which in reality is a noticeably inflated propaganda bubble that can burst at the first serious test.


Iranologist Vardan Voskanyan





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Two more proposals to the opposition

Before the start of the new convocation of the Parliament, I would like to share two more ideas with the parliamentary opposition. Because the decision to take the NA mandates was also justified by the possibility of using the parliamentary tools, I suggest the opposition to come up with the initiative of creating two investigative commissions.


1. During the last parliamentary elections, the commission investigating the facts of misuse of state funds, use of administrative resources and external interventions.


With this step, the opposition talk of falsifying the elections by the authorities will be institutionally reflected in the political agenda. Using the NA levers, it is possible to reveal new facts and circumstances in this direction. It is also important to shed light on the activities of the new EU mission (just in time for the elections). Let me remind, for example, the scandalous report of EURONEWS in relation to sociological polls.


Of course, additional discussions are needed regarding the functions, mandate, and areas of that commission, but I think that it is definitely worth taking such a step in the new National Assembly.


2. Another justification for creating an investigative commission, another direction can be the issue of political prisoners in Armenia. Given the enormous and unprecedented scale of the problem, a permanent commission on human rights is not sufficient (if it were even to deal with this problem) to fully and comprehensively examine the issue.


Moreover, the creation of such a commission in the National Assembly can be an institutional step for political, public and international reflections of this problem. It is also obvious that this investigative commission can be a nucleus for other public, public, civil initiatives that exist in the field.


In short, I hope that these recommendations can be useful both from the point of view of the parliamentary opposition and from the point of view of capitalizing the opportunities of the National Assembly in the political agenda.


Armen Ashotyan


Vice President of RPA


“Vardashen” Prison

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Armenian hatred has become a state policy in Azerbaijan

From the beginning, it was clear that the participation of Armenian athletes in the ongoing Greco-Roman wrestling championship in Baku could not proceed under normal conditions.


However, I want to focus on other factors here.


The whistles and shouts that were heard during the awarding of our wrestler Janes Nazaryan were perhaps expected, but they remind us of other circumstances.


In Azerbaijan, Armenian hatred and hostility towards the Armenian people are institutionalized, and by the way, in the conditions of relative stability, Baku has not retreated in this matter either.


Secondly, it is clear, isn’t it, that under the conditions of the Azerbaijani dictatorship, if there was a desire, the hooliganism heard from the hall would be prevented, but the Azerbaijani small-mindedness works even there.


I express my support to our athletes, knowing full well what it means to be in a hostile Azerbaijan, to go to the arena and win in that atmosphere.


NA “I have the honor to be the secretary of the faction Tigran Abrahamyan




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450 million drams will be given to fish farmers. the government supports and requires stv

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Against the background of export complications in the Russian market, the executive of Armenia will provide financial assistance of 450 million drams to local fish farms. At the same time, the state makes a strong demand to put an end to the shadow economy in the area and the merciless exploitation of natural resources.


The support program was approved at the session of the Government on July 30. Financial resources will be directed to 135 fish farms operating in Ararat and Armavir marzes. About 24,000 tons of fish are produced annually in Armenia, the majority of which are salmon and sturgeon. More than 40 percent of this volume has traditionally been sold in the Russian Federation, but recent export barriers have forced immediate action.


The state will reimburse 20 percent of the average monthly cost of fish feed purchased by businessmen during the first half of 2026. Considering that about 27 billion drams worth of feed is consumed annually in the republic, this compensation will significantly ease the financial burden of producers.


Executive Head Nikol Pashinyan during the session, he made a strong reference to the shadow activities of the sector. The Prime Minister emphasized that in exchange for the consumption of such a priceless resource as the artesian basin, fish farming provides only 2.5 to 3 billion drams of tax revenue per year. Pashinyan considered the problem alarming, urging the state bodies to wage a consistent fight against the huge shadow turnover in parallel with the support and bring the sector into the legal tax field.

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The imID system will be temporarily unavailable

The State Revenue Committee informs that according to the information received by “Im ID” CJSC, the imID system will be unavailable from 22:00 on July 31, 2026 to 09:00 on August 1, 2026 for the purpose of carrying out technical and software upgrading works (attached link: st1yle=”box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px”>

This is reported by SRC.

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