Ombudsperson extends Newroz greetings to Armenia’s Kurdish community

Armenia12:31, 21 March 2026
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The Armenian Human Rights Defender (Ombudsperson), Anahit Manasyan, has released a statement addressed to the Kurdish community of Armenia on the occasion of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year.

“Dear representatives of the Kurdish community in Armenia,

I warmly congratulate you on the occasion of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year.

May this beautiful holiday, which symbolizes spring, rebirth and the beginning of a new life, bring peace, health and prosperity to your families.

May this holiday and its significance contribute to the strengthening of solidarity, diversity and mutual respect in our society.

I attach importance to ensuring the rights of persons belonging to national minorities, including Kurds living in Armenia, to preserve their national and ethnic identity as well as the traditions, religion, language and culture.

I have repeatedly emphasized that the protection and promotion of the rights of persons belonging to national minorities is one of the priority areas of my activity.

In this context, I particularly emphasize the importance of joining all our efforts to strengthen respect for diversity, ensure inclusiveness and create a fully equal environment.

Happy Newroz,” Manasyan said in the statement published by her office.

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Pashinyan sends Nowruz greetings to Iranian leaders

Politics11:26, 21 March 2026
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Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has sent congratulatory letters to Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian on the occasion of Nowruz.

“I warmly congratulate you and the friendly people of Iran on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz. May this holiday, symbolizing new life and renewal, bring prosperity to the friendly people of Iran. I am confident that in the coming year, relations between our two friendly countries will continue to develop, based on sincerity, trust, and mutual respect. Taking this opportunity, I wish the friendly people of Iran everlasting peace,” Pashinyan said in the letter addressed to the Iranian Supreme Leader and published by his office. 

In a separate letter addressed to President Pezeshkian, the Armenian Prime Minister said: “On behalf of the people of the Republic of Armenia and on my own behalf, I warmly congratulate you and the brotherly people of Iran on the occasion of the Iranian New Year, Nowruz. May this holiday, heralding the beginning of spring, bring everlasting peace and prosperity to friendly Iran. I am confident that in the coming year, relations between our countries will continue to develop for the benefit of our two friendly peoples. Taking this opportunity, I wish you good health, and the people of our neighboring Iran—prosperity.”

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Armenian Prime Minister conveys greetings to Kurdish community

Politics11:37, 21 March 2026
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has congratulated the Kurdish community of Armenia on the occasion of Newroz.

“Dear representatives of the Kurdish community of the Republic of Armenia, I warmly congratulate you on the occasion of Newroz, the New Year,” the Armenian Prime Minister said in a statement published by his office.

“On this holiday symbolizing the spring’s renewal, I wish new achievements to all Kurds living in our country, who, as an important part of our society, bring a unique color to the nation’s public and cultural life. We take pride in the successes and accomplishments of our Kurdish citizens, while also recognizing the existing challenges that we must address through our creative efforts. Be assured that the state is attentive to and committed to supporting the development of national minority communities living in Armenia. Once again congratulating you on this beautiful holiday, I wish your families abundance and harmony, and your community the successful implementation of new development programs. Happy Newroz.”

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Armenia to lease long-neglected lands to active farmers, Prime Minister says

Economy12:11, 21 March 2026
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The Armenian government plans to create a framework that will allow agricultural lands abandoned by their owners for decades to be leased to active farmers, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Saturday.

The initiative aims to bring neglected agricultural land into productive use while ensuring that landowners’ rights are protected.

During a meeting with locals in the town of Vardenis, Pashinyan explained that under the new law, any income generated from leasing these neglected lands will be placed in a designated account and transferred to the original owner if they come forward.

“You pay the rent for the land, we put that money in an account, and when the owner shows up and asks why their land is being used, we’ll say: seeing that you were not using it, by law we gave it to someone who is. And here is your rent money,” Nikol Pashinyan said.

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Housing for servicemembers on waiting list to be streamlined

Army13:41, 21 March 2026
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The Armenian government plans to address the housing needs of military personnel on the waiting list within the next four years, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced.

“The decision is being finalized now, funding is being released, and within four years, all the houses will be provided,” the Prime Minister said during a meeting with residents of Martuni in Gegharkunik province.

Defense Minister Suren Papikyan added that the plan aims to resolve approximately 800 housing cases annually for personnel registered on the waiting list.

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Brutally beaten by stepmother, Yerevan toddler dies after days in intensive ca

Armenia13:16, 21 March 2026
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A one-year-old child who had been hospitalized in critical condition after allegedly being physically abused by his stepmother has died, Yerevan’s Arabkir Medical Center confirmed.

According to a statement from the hospital, the boy, aged one year and two months, was admitted on March 16 in a state of clinical death.

Doctors initially managed to restore his vital functions, but he remained in the intensive care unit in critical condition. Despite continued efforts by medical staff, he succumbed to his injuries on March 21.

The stepmother is in pre-trial detention amid an ongoing criminal investigation.

Prosecutors earlier said the suspect regularly physically abused the child between January 22 and March 10 this year, and ultimately attempted to murder the child on March 15 by beating him. 

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Armenia’s Vagharshapat city twinned with Argentina’s Córdoba to boost ties

Regions11:48, 21 March 2026
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In a move aimed at boosting cooperation and creating new opportunities, the Armenian city of Vagharshapat, commonly known as Etchmiadzin, and the Argentine city of Córdoba have become sister cities.

The twinning was formalized under a memorandum of cooperation inked by Vagharshapat Mayor Argishti Mekhakyan and Córdoba’s Mayor Daniel Passerini. The signing took place during Mayor Mekhakyan’s visit to Córdoba.

Vagharshapat City Hall said in a statement: “This important step aims to develop bilateral cooperation in the fields of culture, education, economy, and local governance, creating new opportunities for both communities. This new phase of cooperation represents another significant achievement in expanding the international relations of the Vagharshapat community.”

The Honorary Consul of Armenia to Córdoba, Juan Carlos Merdinian, also attended the meeting where the two cities were twinned.

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Armenian government to launch new housing program for large low-income familie

Social issues14:33, 21 March 2026
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A new housing program will be launched for socially vulnerable families with five or more children, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced on Saturday during a trip to Gegharkunik province.

“The key point is that we will offer them land plots in settlements where a new school has been built and there is available capacity for students,” he said during a meeting with locals in Martuni.

“The challenge is that, respectfully, we cannot provide homes in downtown Yerevan or central Martuni for everyone who wants a house. Therefore, in settlements with new schools and space for students, we will implement a program similar to the 16 million AMD initiative — funds will be provided, and land plots will also be allocated, so they can go and build their homes,” the Prime Minister explained.

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Armenpress: Former Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan leads New Power party’s 2026 el

Politics16:43, 21 March 2026
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Actor and former mayor of Yerevan, Hayk Marutyan, will be the New Power party’s candidate for prime minister in the 2026 elections.

The New Power party, founded and led by Marutyan—who served as mayor of Yerevan from 2018 until his ousting in 2021—announced its bid for parliament on Saturday.

“We are running [for office] in this year’s elections,” Marutyan said at an event. “Our party is incorruptible, unconstrained, and free, and if the people make their decision and we assume that responsibility, we are ready to serve our people and Armenia with full dedication.”

During the event, the party’s pre-election program was also presented, outlining reforms in the economy, social welfare, education, and several other sectors. The party also emphasizes that Armenia’s development is only possible by building a state based on European standards.

“Armenia’s membership in the European Union has no alternative; Armenia must begin negotiations on EU accession as soon as possible,” said party member Grigor Yeritsyan.

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168: A hybrid of Tokhmakhi Mher and Kaya Kalas against Armenia

March: 21, 2026

At the last meeting of the government, a decision was made to allocate 350 million drams from the reserve fund of the RA government in 2026. for the holding of the 8th summit of the European Political Community planned in Yerevan in May. “BIDEK” LLC was declared the winner of the tender for the construction of buildings and infrastructures on the basis of design estimate documents, presenting 573 million 423 thousand drams. price offer.

This seemingly technical official information is a condensed expression of Armenia’s political-propaganda degeneration of the last eight years, which reveals the cheapness and cynicism of not only domestic, but also foreign policy.

“BIDEK” LLC belongs to Davit Sedrakyan, the son of Tokhmakhi Mher, former deputy of the National Assembly, former district head of the Erebuni community, Mher Sedrakyan. Moreover, the purchase of about 1.5 million dollars is only one of the many orders placed by the KP authorities in recent years to the company belonging to the Sedrakyan family.

Mher Sedrakyan was one of the most odious political characters. In 2018, those who took to the streets during the days of the disaster called the revolution also came out against such characters.as if rejecting the former vices, the criminal oligarchy. This does not mean that all three former powers were flawless, and only because of Tokhmakhi Mher, Liska or Chorni Gago, what happened that led to one of the greatest disasters in the history of the Armenian people.

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But it should also be noted that the entire anti-propaganda campaign served in 2018 and which lasted for years was built mainly on blackening the entire government with the mention of those nicknames. That propaganda continues even today, when during hysterical outbursts, Nikol Pashinyan remembers former robbers, corruptors and oligarchs, with many of whom he cooperates best today.

And here, the same Pashinyan’s government provides state orders worth millions of dollars to the company belonging to the family of one of those persons, which was supposedly one of the main targets of his struggle.

The problem is not the person of the director of that company, Davit Sedrakyan, nor even that does his company win as a result of a fair competition or because of “funding thanks”? The problem is hypocrisy on a cosmic scale, which Nikol Pashinyan expresses without hiding, on the one hand, and the targets of his former robber, who has become a “hero taxpayer” today, on the other.

Moreover, if Pashinyan violates the political and propaganda principles and betrays the former so-called beliefs, then the nicknamers of this category, for the sake of freedom and money, betray even their street, criminal so-called principles, becoming the servants of a government whose representatives would not even greet most of them before, let’s say, for the suspicion of being a representative of a minority rejected by them.

This story expressing the disgust of the Armenian reality is also a sharp testimony of foreign political hypocrisy. According to the same Nikol Pashinyan, the company of the son of the stubborn representative of the former robber regime receives a huge amount of money from Nikol Pashinyan’s government to organize not the “gathering of thieves in law”, but the European Community summit. The same European community that lavishly provides tens of millions of dollars to the government of Armenia “for the fight against hybrid war”.

The same “hybrid war” that, according to the government’s propaganda, is being waged by Russia with the participation of the representatives of the former authorities of Armenia and for their victory. So, the EU is giving money to Pashinyan for that “struggle”, and the latter is spending it through someone who is a living monument of hybrid threat.

In this pageant of hypocrisy and falsehood, money is secondary. What is more important is how everyone, starting from today’s authorities, who were even described as “zapadlo” when they were greeted years ago, and the former nicknamed “good guys” turned into their servants today, to the dishonorable ladies and gentlemen of the European bureaucracy, do not care much about democracy, human rights, freedoms, principles and values ​​and are busy corrupting Armenia for the sake of power and money.

PS: By the way, let’s also remind that Davit Sedrakyan in 2021 In the elections, he was one of the candidates of the opposition “Armenia” bloc led by Robert Kocharyan. This is an imagein:others.

Harutyun Avetisyan