It is worth noting that an Armenian commander indicated that the July 19 Revolution witnessed a critical phase in the organization of the Armenian community in the region by opening the door for the formation of the first military battalion for the Armenians. The battalion was established to protect the Armenian identity and culture and the unity of the Armenian community and their women.
The recruitment of young Armenian men and women into military forces during the years 2019-2024 witnessed an important phase in the organization of the Armenian community in Rojava and North and East Syria.
Discussions have taken place in those years about the necessity of forming a military battalion specifically for the Armenian community for the sake of unifying them, raising the level of their activity, and protecting their identity and culture.
On the occasion of the anniversary of the July 19 Revolution, which has been announced in Rojava and North and East Syria since 2012, we had an interview with Talin Sarkis, a commander of Armenian Women Forces, on the Armenian community within the military forces.
“Building a military force was an idea that came to life as a result of the massacres and atrocities suffered by the Armenian people, mainly the genocide of 1915. It has left deep marks on Armenian society; hence the decreasing usage of the Armenian language and separation from traditions due to policies of cultural extinction and assimilation.”
“The need arose for building a structure where Armenian youth could come together, learn more about their history and culture and have a place where they could keep alive their language and identity.”
Martyr Noubar Ozanyan battalion: The start of organization
Tel Tamr saw, in 2019, the beginning of the first military unit devoted to Armenians called Martyr Noubar Ozanyan Battalion. It included Armenian youth from all of Rojava and North and East Syria.
But the activities of the battalion were not limited only to military service. It became a place of education of the members about Armenian history, massacres committed against Armenians, restoration of the Armenian language, traditions, and culture.
Talin explained that the battalion helped many recruits reconnect with their Armenian identity. It also played an important role in organizing Armenian women, many of whom had been affected by decades of attempts to erase their culture and compel them to adopt customs and traditions disconnected from their own heritage.
Presence on the frontlines
Since its establishment, the Martyr Noubar Ozanyan Battalion has fought alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in confronting Turkish attacks on Serê Kaniyê (Ras al-Ain), Tel Tamr, and the Tishreen Dam, as well as participating in defending the region against attacks by armed factions affiliated with the Syrian Interim Government.
Talin noted that several Armenian fighters were martyred during these battles, emphasizing that members of the Armenian community continued defending their areas alongside various military forces across the frontlines stretching from Tel Tamr to the city of Al-Hasakah.
Formation of the Armenian women’s forces
As the participation of Armenian women expanded, the need emerged to establish a dedicated women’s organization. Consequently, at the end of 2024, the Armenian Women’s Forces were officially announced in the city of Al-Shaddadi, alongside the formation of the Martyr Media Battalion, which joined the Martyr Noubar Ozanyan Battalion.
The women who joined underwent military, cultural, social, and civic training aimed at preparing Armenian women to participate in various fields while strengthening their role within society.
From confronting criticism to leading the struggle
Nevertheless, the involvement of Armenian women in military combat led to social issues for female combatants due to the traditional stereotypes of women’s role in society. On the other hand, the involvement of Armenian women in battles helped change perceptions of society about the role of women as active participants in defense and protection.
Talin Sarkis noted that the main task of Armenian Women’s Forces is not only related to carrying weapons but also consists in organizing women and helping oppressed and violent women to be freed from the patriarchal mentality that prevails in many aspects of life of women today.
“As long as Armenian women were persecuted and subjected to numerous atrocities throughout the history, they do not renounce their right to defend their people and their rights,” she noted.
A call to Armenian women
Concluding her remarks, Armenian commander Talin Sarkis emphasized that the Armenian Women’s Forces will continue fulfilling their role alongside other military forces, regardless of opposition to women’s participation in military service.
She called on all Armenian women to join the Armenian Women’s Forces and contribute to protecting the Armenian community while preserving its identity and culture. She also revealed that efforts are underway to open the door for women from Armenia to join the force in the future.
ANHA
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Armenian captive in Baku appeals to Pashinyan
PanARMENIAN.Net – Major General Davit Manukyan, speaking from a prison in Baku, has appealed to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, urging him to publicly state his position on the charges brought by Azerbaijan, warning that remaining silent would amount to agreeing with what he called false accusations, according to Pastinfo.
“I am addressing my remarks to Armenian citizen Nikol Pashinyan. One of the false accusations brought against us under Articles 100.1 and 100.2 of that country’s Criminal Code concerns the planning and preparation of an aggressive war in September 2020. Despite all the irrefutable evidence we have presented, I urge you, as the Prime Minister of Armenia and the Commander-in-Chief at the time, to publicly state your position specifically on these charges. Failing to respond would mean that you agree with these false accusations, thereby making not only yourself but the entire Armenian people complicit.
I hope the inscription on your former hats has not been forgotten.
I also expect you to clarify Armenia’s official position regarding the status of those held here. It is regrettable that those imprisoned here do not feel Armenia’s presence, but unfortunately this is the reality,” Manukyan said.
He also stated that he and his colleagues continue to defend themselves in court against what they describe as fabricated and false charges, “preventing the humiliation of our rights, as well as of the Armenian people and Armenian statehood.”
Meanwhile, the judicial proceedings continue before the Baku Court of Appeal, which is considering appeals filed on behalf of 15 Armenian citizens.
The Baku court sentenced Ruben Vardanyan to 20 years in prison. Former Nagorno-Karabakh President Arayik Harutyunyan received a life sentence. Life imprisonment was also imposed on former Defense Army commander Levon Mnatsakanyan, former first deputy commander Davit Manukyan, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Artsakh Davit Babayan, and former National Assembly Speaker Davit Ishkhanyan. Former Artsakh presidents Arkadi Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan were each sentenced to 20 years in prison. Madat Babayan and Melikset Pashayan received 19-year sentences, Garik Martirosyan 18 years, Davit Alahverdyan and Levon Balayan 16 years each, while Erik Ghazaryan, Gurgen Stepanyan and Vasily Beglaryan were each sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Source: PanArmenian.Net
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Apricots have not yet been exported from Armenia to Spain, says deputy ministe
Apricots have not yet been exported from Armenia to Spain. This was reported on Facebook by Deputy Minister of Economy Arman Khojoyan, commenting on reports about exporting apricots from Armenia to Spain.
“The entire internet is saying that the apricots exported to Spain spoiled on the way. Apricots have not yet been exported from Armenia to Spain,” the deputy minister clarified.
Earlier, the press had written that apricots exported from Armenia to Spain had spoiled on the way.
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Trump Route fund chair Sokolov buys second-largest Armenian mine
An American company headed by Russian-born American investor Konstantin Sokolov has obtained the Teghut copper-molybdenum mine in Armenia. Sokolov was recently appointed by the US State Department to ‘oversee’ the fund for the implementation and development of the Trump Route.
Documents from Armenia’s online register of legal entities, according to RFE/RL, show that Dynamic Frontier Holdings has become the new shareholder of Cuprum RA, the company operating the Teghut mine.
Public records indicate that the company was incorporated in Texas in August 2025 and is not registered in Armenia. Documents obtained by RFE/RL from the Texas tax registry identify Sokolov, who is registered in Florida, as the company’s head.
Previously, RFE/RL reported that Sokolov was in talks to acquire just under a 50% stake in the mine, one of the largest in Armenia, by purchasing the shares from the sanctioned Russian state-owned VTB Bank.
Sokolov is known for a series of acquisitions and investments in Armenia. In January 2024, his Fedilco Group, co-owned with Chinese investor Zhe Zhang, acquired majority stakes in Armenia’s largest telecommunications company, Viva-MTS. Fedilco Group, registered in Cyprus, also has shares in other communications companies in Armenia.
Following the acquisition of Viva-MTS in 2024, the Armenian government acquired a 20% stake in the company later that year in a murky deal whose details remain unclear. The company said it had donated the shares to the government.
The Armenian investigative outlet Hetq reported shortly after the acquisition that there were some questions about Sokolov’s actual role in Viva-MTS, and that other individuals might be more involved in managing the company.
More recently, on 14 July, The Guardian reported that Sokolov has been appointed as the chair of the TRIPP+ enterprise fund intended to ‘oversee’ more than $200 million earmarked for the landmark Trump Route connecting Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhchivan through Armenian territory.
The Trump Route, or the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP), is a central part of the newfound US engagement in the South Caucasus and a key outcome of the 2025 Washington meeting between Trump, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. The historic talks resulted in the initialling, but not the signing, of a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan, as well as laying the basis for the Trump Route.
Sokolov came to the US in 1997 aged 21, has a long track record of philanthropy and donating to political parties in the US, primarily the Republican Party.
His largest gift appears to be $100 million donated to the University of Chicago in 2025 in support of the university’s Booth School of Business, which he graduated from in 2005.
In addition, Sokolov has supported a number of Republican causes and candidates, including $11 million to Trump’s superpac during his second term and an undisclosed amount to the White House ballroom project.
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Armenia exports first batch of flowers to UAE amidst Russian trade restriction
Armenia has exported a batch of flowers to the UAE, Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan announced, marking a step towards diversifying export markets as Russian restrictions continue to affect Armenian agricultural exports.
It is unclear exactly when the first batch of flowers was sent to the UAE, with Papoyan later clarifying that throughout 2026, Armenia exported 204,500 flowers to the UAE, with 41,900 being sent just these last two months.
The latest delivery followed a meeting held on 16 July between Armenian Deputy Economy Minister Arman Khojoyan and a business delegation from the UAE, attended by representatives of Armenian businesses.
According to the Armenian government’s readout, the discussions focused on opportunities to export fresh vegetables and flowers to the UAE.
Aside from the greenhouse products, the Armenian side also ‘proposed exploring the possibility of exporting Armenian mineral water to the UAE’.
The following day, Khojoyan, along with UAE Ambassador Nariman Al Mulla and members of the business delegation, visited several greenhouse farms to ‘examine their production and export capacity, as well as packaging, cold storage, and logistics infrastructure’ in order to ‘assess cooperation opportunities on the ground’.
The shipment to the UAE has come as Armenia seeks alternative markets following Russia’s restrictions on imports and transit of a wide range of Armenian agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables, mineral water, and fish.
The measures intensified in the run-up to Armenia’s June parliamentary elections and were widely viewed both in Armenia and abroad as an attempt by Moscow to exert economic pressure on Yerevan.
On 17 July, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) requested that Iran’s Plant Protection Organisation suspend the certification of flowers intended for export to Russia.
The agency claimed that while phytosanitary certificates identified Iran as the country of origin, ‘the physical characteristics and packaging of the goods are identical to those previously imported from Armenia’.
The certification suspension would remain in place pending bilateral discussions and clarification of the issue.
In June, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan criticised the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) over Russia’s restrictions, arguing that the bloc should answer whether it still functions according to its founding principles, which guarantee the free movement of goods, services, labour, and capital.
‘Okay, there may be a problem for one month, two months, three months, but in the fourth month, if the problem still exists, it means there is no EAEU. If the EAEU declares that it does not exist, what are we supposed to do?’, Pashinyan questioned.
To address the restrictions, the Armenian government has introduced several support programmes to help exporters diversify into new markets.
The EU has also stepped in, announcing temporary trade measures that would provide ‘tariff-free access for 80% of Armenia’s exports to the EU’, complementing the €52 million ($59 million) assistance package unveiled in June.
Armenian authorities recently further announced that Armenia now has the unprecedented opportunity to export fish and fish products to the EU.
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Nikol, buy tomatoes: farmers blocked the road to Iran in Armenia
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Armenian farmers blocked the road to Iran. Screenshot of the video
In Armenia, farmers blocked the Yerevan —Yeraskh international highway, demanding that the authorities solve the problems associated with the purchase of the tomato harvest. About it today, July 20, reports news.am .
“Farmers have blocked the Yerevan —Yeraskh highway today, they are protesting because of problems with the purchase of tomatoes. One of the residents of the Ararat region, Artak Harutyunyan, noted that at the moment he has 60 tons of tomatoes left in his fields, which processing enterprises refuse to buy,” the portal reports.
According to the farmers, the Minister of Economy of Armenia Gevorg Papoyan promised to resolve the issue with the purchase of tomatoes and cucumbers, but did not decide.
“Enterprises do not buy our tomatoes, claiming that they will not be able to export processed products,” said one of the participants of the action.
After a while, the farmers agreed to unblock the road.
As EADaily reported, in June, the Rosselkhoznadzor expanded restrictions on the import of agricultural products from Armenia for sanitary reasons. The restrictions include tomatoes, cucumbers, apples and grapes, other fruits and vegetables, as well as most of the fish. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan promised compensation to farmers affected by restrictions. In less than 2025, Armenia has delivered in Russia agricultural products, which are subject to restrictions, for $ 240 million. All exports of the same products amounted to about $ 265 million. That is, for every 10 dollars of export earnings of Armenian farmers, about 9 accounted for Russia.
More details: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/07/20/nikol-buy-tomatoes-farmers-blocked-the-road-to-iran-in-armenia
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168: Economic terror. where are the thousands of jobs going?
July 19, 2026
Nikol Pashinyan has more than once been proud that he has created thousands of jobs in Armenia. Let’s leave aside the fact that Nikol Pashinyan has nothing to do with the creation of these jobs. They are jobs created by businessmen thanks to their work and investments. Instead, Nikol Pashinyan has a direct connection with thousands of jobs closed in Armenia these days.
We are talking about the closing of jobs in dozens of companies owned by Gagik Tsarukyan. Those jobs were closed by a political order from above, and now thousands of citizens are facing the problem of losing their income. People are worried, they have a family, they have loans, they have to repay loans, they complain that they have been deprived of their means of livelihood, but no one wants to listen and give an answer.
By political order, they closed the companies, barricaded the doors, threw the workers into the street, and the head of the government is having fun, taking selfies, climbing mountains. He seems to have solved all the problems facing the country and the people and now he is enjoying the rest, he has gone on a long vacation.
As a result of the policies conducted by him and his government, the inconveniences created in foreign markets were few, and now they are creating new ones. A few days ago, he assured that after his visit to Russia, he reached agreements on lifting restrictions on the export of Armenian goods. Days pass, and the Russian market remains closed as before. And while the economy and citizens are counting losses, Nikol Pashinyan is adding new ones.
What is happening to the businesses and companies owned by Gagik Tsaruka is terror, which is beyond economic justification. Law-enforcement and tax authorities simply follow instructions. They attacked people’s businesses and are trying to create grounds for taking them away. Long-term rental contracts are unilaterally canceled, regardless of the fact that millions of dollars in investments have been made on the basis of these contracts. Contracts cancel to take possession of the property.
All of this is certainly directed against Gagik Tsarukyan, his political and economic activities, but the victim is not only Gagik Tsarukyan, it is the state, the economy, the state budget, and the thousands of citizens who earn their livelihood in those dozens of companies closed by one order.
Every day they spread a message about the violations recorded in different companies, revealed abuses, and hidden taxes. If the problem is not paying or hiding taxes, it does not mean that the company should be forcibly closed and the employees thrown out. On the contrary, conditions must be created so that it can pay the alleged unpaid or hidden taxes. For this, first of all, it is necessary for it to continue working.
Failure to pay taxes is not a reason to terminate the company’s operations. They stop it in a case when they aim to seize property and business under the pretext of bankruptcy and non-fulfillment of obligations to the state.
This is what is happening now with Gagik Tsarukyan’s businesses. Depriving them of the opportunity to work and pay unpaid taxes, if in fact, they create conditions for business bankruptcy. Then they will sell their hearts to businessmen and oligarchs, who probably have an eye on these businesses for a long time.
All this is redistribution of property. In the name of law and legality, they expropriate the big owner with false justifications, because he dared to make a political bid and go against the government.
The question arises, how did it happen that these widespread abuses, illegalities, and non-payment of taxes were revealed after Nikol Pashinyan announced that he would bankrupt Gagik Tsarukyan and dispossess him? If there were so many violations and abuses, what were the responsible bodies for so long? Why did they remember all this after Gagik Tsarukyan announced his participation in the elections? Would they have done the same if he had not participated?
The answer to these questions seems to be clear to everyone. And that means that what is happening now with Gagik Tsarukyan’s businesses is a political reprisal with its economic, financial and social consequences.
Various figures are given regarding the closed jobs in several dozen companies that have been forced to idle, up to 10-15 thousand. Let’s consider that it is less. But closing even 1 workplace is a problem, let alone thousands of workplaces.
If these jobs continue to remain closed, we will soon see the consequences on the employment indicators as well.
Most recently, Nikol Pashinyan published another record of jobs at the government meeting. He said that we have the highest registered jobs of all time in 2026. 823 thousand 584 jobs were registered in May.
Of course, that historical record announced by Nikol Pashinyan is at least 1.5 thousand more than the indicators published by official statistics, but that is not the problem. When talking about historical records, it would be good to remember how many workplaces were closed due to the arbitrariness of the authorities.
Creating jobs, about which they make such bold statements, is not their gift. Those jobs are opened by businessmen. And when they close them with unnecessary interventions and pressures and throw thousands of people into the street, it cannot remain without consequences.
HAKOB KOCHARYAN
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ASALA’s activities in 1983, according to the US Central Intelligence Agency
July 19, 2026
On June 16, 1983, ASALA carried out one of its most famous operations, the “Hakob Hakobyan” operation. As part of the operation, an attack is being carried out in the market of Istanbul. ASALA fighter Mkrtich Mataryan was martyred by a bomb explosion.
As a result of the operation, 3 people were killed and 22 were injured. Days later, on June 23, 1983, the US Central Intelligence Agency publishes a report in which, among a number of global terrorist events, it also presents the actions that took place in Istanbul.
Terrorism Review, June 23, 1983, N GI TR 83-013, Secret.
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Office of Global Issues (OGI).
On June 16, 1983, the terrorist killed two and injured 23 people as a result of an attack with a grenade and a machine gun in the market of Istanbul. A person who called the Agence France-Presse (AFP) agency in Paris attributed the responsibility to the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA).
This would be ASALA’s first attack in Turkey since the Ankara airport attack in August last year. In our assessment, the Istanbul attack is revenge by the Turkish authorities for the execution of an ASALA member who was arrested during the ASALA attack last August.” (See: TERRORISM REVIEW):
In addition to presenting the Istanbul operation, the CIA devotes a large chapter to ASALA in its secret report, where it presents the organization, recent events, and also gives a political assessment.
Below we present that chapter included in the report in its entirety.
«Radical Armenian groups create a new political organization
The groups that provided support to the Armenian radical terrorists have united in a new political organization. According to “Armenian Reporter”, “Democratic Front” was created during the conference of Armenian radical groups from USA, Canada and Europe in Los Angeles in April.
This organization includes the British and Canadian People’s Movements of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), as well as the Armenian National Movement operating in France, which is often called “Combat Armenien”. The conference statement claimed that traditional, nationalist Armenian political parties had failed to advance the Armenian cause effectively, and declared that the only way to “liberate” Armenian territories was through popular, armed struggle.
The “Democratic Front” has declared that it is independent of any existing group or political party. We hypothesize that one of the reasons for the realignment of these radical support groups was, in part, their isolation from the activities of the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA). ASALA’s leadership expelled French, British and Canadian support groups in December 1982, following deepening divisions between the terrorist core and popular movements. The latter provided some support to ASALA.
We hypothesize that these support groups may have refused to support ASALA’s erratic and indiscriminate bombing campaigns, preferring to improve the international image of Armenia, which had been damaged by terrorism, and achieve this goal through more moderate political activity.
We also note that in the May-June issue of the Hayastan Kaytzer periodical, it was mentioned that the “Democratic Front” stopped its unconditional support to ASALA. The new organization will probably try to create a broad political base in order to support the Armenian struggle for the homeland.
Longstanding close ties with the Palestinians appear to have encouraged Armenians to emulate the Palestine Liberation Organization’s (PLO) use of political organizations as a means of bolstering its legitimacy as a representative of the Palestinian people.
We note the efforts of the most powerful Armenian political organization, the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (also known as the Dashnaktsutyun Party), to return to the Socialist International and establish closer relations with socialist parties in order to gain support for the Armenian cause.
The Second Armenian International Congress, scheduled to be held on July 20-24, 1983 in Lausanne, Switzerland, plans to draft a constitution for a permanent organization to govern the Armenian diaspora. Although the fledgling Democratic Front appears to have rejected terrorism, we speculate that its success as a political force may affect its future relationship with ASALA, which lacks a pillar of political support.
The five terrorist attacks carried out by ASALA after abandoning its support groups show that it can operate on its own. However, we believe that ASALA can be seen as a valuable ally.” (Ibid.).
The Istanbul operation not only became one of the most famous episodes of ASALA’s activity, but also refocused the attention of international structures on the organization’s strategy, structure and external relations. The CIA report shows that during that period, ASALA was gradually losing some of its former political support while continuing the path of armed struggle and trying to maintain its influence in Armenian radical circles.
Z. Sh:i was late
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Along with the demand in the real estate market, the prices are increasing. Andranik Harut
July 19, 2026
Andranik Harutyunov, member of the board of the Association of Real Estate Agencies After analyzing the statistics of the State Cadastre Committee for the last period, he says that there is a dynamic growth in the primary real estate market, both in Yerevan and in the regions.
“One of the circumstances here is that the developers and banks with various financial institutions managed to find such mechanisms, in which case the buyers are offered products with installments, phased payments, not mortgages, which are without bank interest.
For example, we have many developer partners who offer the purchase of an apartment with a 5-10 year installment payment option. This tool has had a very good effect on the real estate market, for example, the activity in the primary market has increased. The activity in the primary market has increased a lot in the marzes, because this year is the last year when the law on the return of income tax is in force and will be withdrawn in the case of the marzes adjacent to Yerevan. 168.am–Andranik Harutyunov said in a conversation with , talking about the processes and trends taking place in the real estate market.
According to our interlocutor, those citizens who planned to buy property even next year are trying to buy an apartment this year with a mortgage, which is already subsidized by the state, because they get the interest back in the form of income tax.
“Let’s take into account that now there is a big trend, for example, in the secondary market, where there are apartments and other areas for sale, they are mostly bought by Armenians living in Russia. It is obvious that there is a bit of a war situation there, there are financial and logistical problems. Many Armenians from Russia come to Armenia and buy real estate.
At the moment, our company is mainly active in the primary market, and there is an increase in our buyers from our compatriots coming from Russia, who want to purchase real estate in Armenia,” Andranik Harutyunov added.
Regarding the trends in the rental market, our interlocutor said that now is the tourist season, and in this season, apart from hotels, properties that people have bought for investment purposes are being rented out, especially for daily rent. If in the past real estate was handed over mainly in the Center, in particular in Arabkir, now there is this movement in almost all parts of the capital.
Andranik Harutyunov answered the question: are there certain statistics that foreigners buy a lot of real estate in Armenia, that foreigners make up a small percentage in statistics.
“Some of our compatriots have 2 or 3 citizenships, we will see in the statistics of the Cadastre Committee that, for example, 50 Russian citizens or Italian citizens alienated an apartment in Armenia this year, most of them are Armenians who also have the citizenship of another country. Unfortunately, our real estate market is not the same as in Georgia or other developed countries, which brand their market in order to bring a flow of investors from international markets to their market, to bring money to their state. We do not have this at the moment, but we all want to make our market more international.
The higher the demand for real estate, the higher the prices, and this is true in any market. If I’m not mistaken, even the Central Bank noted risks in its last year’s report, but this year the opposite happened, the number of transactions was more than last year, and interest is increasing every year. There are several features that we have a diaspora outside of the population living in our state, and they are very connected to Armenia,” our interlocutor mentioned and reminded the return of Syrian Armenians to Armenia during the war caught in Syria, some of whom bought real estate in Armenia.
The same process is taking place due to the Russian-Ukrainian war.
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“What they need, what they want, and a mechanism of checks and balances is done
July 19, 2026
This week it became known that the Government will distribute bonuses of 5 billion drams to the officials of the state system for the first half of 2026, the draft decision was on the agenda of the last session of the executive, in the package of non-reportable issues.
Billion dram bonuses are not new for Pashinyan and his team. a similar action was held for officials at the end of last year, and there was even an official who could not remember whether he had received 6 or 7 million drams as a reward.
From next year’s declarations, it will become clear how much reward the employees of the state system received this time, including those who promised in 2018 that they would come to serve the people.
In the conditions of the economic situation of our country, when according to the official indicators of 2025, poverty reaches 22 percent and the national debt reaches 13.9 billion US dollars, how objective is such extravagance, and is there a risk of corruption in this decision: 168.amwas interested from economist Tatul Manaseryan։
“I think there is no need to look for any logic there, because currently neither the laws are working nor the government’s plan is being implemented (the previous one: the new one is not yet available), the articles provided for in the budget are being changed without the approval of the National Assembly. It refers to the expenses that were changed, replaced, such as, for example, the increase of pensions instead of benefits, etc.
Under these circumstances, you would expect there to be some justification? they do what they need, what they want, and there is no balance mechanism, in fact,” the economist said in response.
According to him, although in the conditions of the current economic realities, when factories are closed, workplaces are closed, property rights are not inviolable, the people are the victims, nevertheless, the role of the opposition should also be taken into account.
“But the problem is that we never had an opposition that could be a counterbalance. The counterweight in any country is the opposition, which at any moment first shows the mistakes and omissions of the government, and then presents an alternative. And for the most part, the opposition has not presented an alternative, apart from direct criticism, and the people are somewhat disappointed in this regard as well,” added Tatul Manaseryan.
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