On July 14, 33 administrative offenses were recorded as a result of the control carried out by the public order protection service of the Yerevan Municipality’s staff at the “88” commercial facility. This is reported by the Yerevan Municipality.

In particular, 16 cases of selling expired products.

11 cases of sale of plastic bags up to 50 microns thick,

1 case of not complying with the requirements set by the Government,

3 cases of sale of spirits and alcoholic beverages without a proper permit,

2 cases for organization of public catering without appropriate permission.

Yerevan Municipality will continue to implement control measures.

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The most painful thing for me these days is that people in all the enterprises connected with me have been deprived of the opportunity to go to work and earn their daily bread.

It is written on the Facebook page of Gagik Tsarukyan, who is in custody at “Yerevan Kentron” Penitentiary.

“I thank the large and prestigious list of public figures who made a statement supporting me. Such a step is never forgotten.

I am personally familiar with some of you, we were with some of you at the construction site of the statue of Christ, I don’t know many of you, but it will definitely happen.

To be honest, the first thought that came to my mind after hearing your statement was: how can a nation have so many famous, authoritative figures, people who have achieved serious success in their fields, and our country be in this state?

Our people have great potential. We can straighten our backs, we can restore our self-confidence, we have a lot to say to the world, in culture, in science, in sports, in all fields.

The most painful thing for me these days is that people in all the enterprises connected with me have been deprived of the opportunity to go to work and earn their daily bread. Working, good-making enterprises were stopped. do you realize what a blow it is to entire business sectors across the country and what a blow it is to hard-earned, working people. The unfair case brought against me has nothing to do with those institutions, everyone knows that I left the management of those enterprises a long time ago, I have nothing to do with their current issues, I did not interfere in their work. However, it is also clear to everyone that the illegal suspension of these enterprises is done to cause me pain. I want to express hope that sanity will eventually be restored, and in the end, the work of these enterprises will not be hindered. These enterprises provide employment to thousands of people, tens of thousands of other partners are related to them, whose business is also greatly affected during this period. All this really causes a lot of damage to working citizens and our country in general.

These days I often think about the construction site of the statue of Christ. every stone, every step, every meter is precious and important to me. Recently, I have been thinking that it is time to create a task force for the unveiling ceremony of the statue. I plan that there will be present prestigious guests from all over the world, famous faces, world-renowned figures, official delegations, friends of my country and people, representatives of different nations and religions. Let me say that I already have the assurances of many authoritative persons that they will come to our country at the opening to see the new wonder of the world.

All this should be worked out, planned, discussed, negotiated. In short, there is a lot of work to be done. By God’s will, everything will be done.

I have the deep, inviolable feeling that the construction of that statue will open a new, bright period for our country.

That statue should open a new page, a new success for our country. It should become a new symbol of our internal solidarity, national revival and our presentation to the world.”

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The officers of the Davtashen community police department, while conducting a tour of their service area, noticed a car near the Davtashen cemetery, the driver of which was behaving suspiciously. When the police approached, the driver threw a cardboard box from the car. This was reported by the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of illegal possession and sale of drugs and was taken to the department along with the “Kia” car.

The arrested man reported that in the discarded box were four packages with a total of 210 grams of methamphetamine, which he purchased for $400 through the Telegram channel in order to install them, photograph the installation area, and transfer the coordinates to the user.

Criminal proceedings were initiated in the investigation department of Ajapnyak and Davtashen regions.

A public criminal prosecution was initiated against the man.

The circumstances are being clarified.

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A totalitarian (totalitarian) state does not exist without ideology, “ism”. That ideology (realist, utopian, ecclesiastical, etc.) should be at the basis of the government’s activity. Without “ism”, the totalitarian state becomes the worst variant of leviathan, turning into a predatory system, and power becomes an end in itself, or the only end.

One of the main preconditions for the operation of a totalitarian state is that the majority of society believes in the official ideology or that majority is forced to believe in it. An important precondition is also the presence of the public legitimacy of the power aspiring to totality.

Citizen Nikol Pashinyan (NP) is forming a totalitarian state and government without “ism”.

He has a form of totalitarianism (repression, criminalization of dissent, redistribution of property, destruction of freedom of speech, etc.). The content is zero.

NP presents Trip, apricot jam jars and Turkish “bath” painted by a European female bureaucrat-“dental technician” as an ideology, but it is not an ideology. It is not even cheap populism. It is a common deception.

The real “ideology” professed by the NP is to keep the power. At any cost.

In the current situation, his only hope to keep the power is external supports, because he was deprived of his legitimacy in Armenia for the first time after 2018. This is a qualitatively new thing, the deep perception of which even NP does not yet have, but will soon feel.

These NA elections were falsified in the Moldovan version, subject to certain local modifications, of course. It was completely controlled from outside.

Now they are keeping NP from outside, expecting big concessions in return.

NP has no other option. For the sake of power and fake totalitarianism, he should surrender. Always give up. Just hand over.

He handed over Artsakh, the territories of Armenia and will hand it over again. In addition, they demand that he hand over the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, our compatriots suffering in Baku prison, the welfare of RA citizens, the security of our country, the Church, the economy, Armenian-Russian relations, the nuclear power plant, the mines, the railway. After all, our independence and Armenia.

The only way to fight against the totalitarianism of the Nationalist Party is to form a complete alternative. Both the form and the content are important here.

Populism is not fought with populism.
The alternative to a liar is truth and sincerity.

The source of power is the people. these are not just words.

The alternative to political immorality is moral political proposal and behavior.

The word must have value.

Cowardice and indifference are terrible sins.

I mentioned several principles that will be important in the fight against totalitarianism.
I will summarize: A serious crisis of the legitimacy of the government has arisen in Armenia. Parliament will operate in a vacuum of legitimacy, and in all aspects.

How and when that vacuum will be filled depends on all of us and especially on the political forces.
One thing is clear: the totalitarianism of the Nationalist Party will explode on its head. The important thing is that after that explosion, Armenia does not remain under its ruins.

Chairman of “Mother Armenia” party Andranik Tevanyan

“Yerevan-Kentron” Prison

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The issue of ratification of the strategic cooperation framework agreement on TRIPP between Armenia and the United States of America of the “Trump Path for International Peace and Prosperity” project is included in the agenda of the July 16 session of the government.

With a non-reportable draft, he proposes to approve the draft law on ratifying the agreement.

According to the draft decision of the government, it is planned to apply to the Constitutional Court to find out the compliance of the obligations stipulated in the agreement with the Constitution of the country. If the Constitutional Court recognizes the obligations as conforming to the Constitution, then the legislative initiative of the government will be transferred to the National Assembly in the prescribed manner.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vahan Kostanyan will assume the powers of the government representative in the Constitutional Court.

According to the justification of the project, the adoption of this law will allow to ensure the necessary procedures for the entry into force of the strategic cooperation framework agreement between Armenia and the USA on TRIPP.

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In the afternoon of July 15, in the afternoon of July 16 and 20, in the night and afternoon of July 17-19, short rain and thunder are expected in some regions of the republic, hail is possible in some regions.

The wind is from the south-east, 2-5 m/s, during the thunderstorm, wind intensification is also expected at the speed of 16-20 m/s. In Armavir, in the foothills of Aragatsotn and Kotayk, on July 15-20, in the evening hours, wind intensification of 15-18 m/s is expected.

The air temperature will drop by 3-4 degrees during the day on July 16.

Weather without precipitation is expected in Yerevan on the afternoon of July 15, 19-20. In the evenings of July 16-18, short rain and thunder are possible in some parts of the city.

In the evening of July 15-20, wind intensification is expected: 13-16 m/s.

The Armenian government plans to increase the subsidy provided to “South Caucasus Railway” CJSC for the loss received from passenger transportation by 65 million 222 thousand drams.

The relevant non-reportable project is included in the agenda of the July 16 session of the Government.

According to the project, the revenues and expenses of the state budget of 2026 will be increased by 65 million 222.3 thousand drams. All the money will go to the “Railway Network Development” project.

According to the results of 2025, the amount of the subsidy to be paid to “South Caucasian Railway” was 312 million 211 thousand AMD, while 246 million 989 thousand AMD was planned for this purpose in the 2026 state budget.

As a result, a creditor debt of 65 million 222.3 thousand drams was formed, which is planned to be paid off with the proposed change.

According to the concession agreement signed in 2008 between Armenia, “South Caucasian Railways” and “Russian Railways” companies, the state partially compensates the company’s annual loss from passenger transportation in the agreed directions.

The amount of compensation for the years 2016-2038 is set at 30 percent of the confirmed damage.

According to the rationale of the project, no additional financial burden will arise from the budget, as the subsidy is paid in an amount equivalent to the concession fee transferred by the company to the state budget.

The concession fee for 2025 also amounted to 312 million 211 thousand AMD, which the company paid to the state budget on June 4, 2026.

By adopting the project, the Government will ensure the fulfillment of the financial obligations assumed by the concession contract.

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On July 14, the President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan had a private conversation with the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha. This was reported by the RA President’s office.

The President of the Republic expressed his deepest condolences to the Al Thani family and the people of Qatar on the death of the Father Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, wishing for endurance and strength at the time of heavy loss.

During the meeting, the president noted that as a result of large-scale reforms carried out under the skillful leadership of Sheikh Hamad al-Thani, the State of Qatar experienced rapid growth. President Khachaturyan greatly valued the contribution of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in strengthening and deepening Armenian-Catalan relations.

During the conversation, issues of the bilateral cooperation agenda and regional developments were touched upon.

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