Iran confirmed that Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani was killed as a result of American-Israeli missile strikes.

A complaint was filed in Switzerland against SOCAR Trading for its role in financing Azerbaijan’s campaign against the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh.

It was said in the statement of the committee for the protection of fundamental rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh.

“The committee for the protection of the fundamental rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, established by the Parliament of Nagorno-Karabakh in December 2023, together with the “Switzerland-Armenia” association, in 2026. filed an official complaint against SOCAR Trading SA in Switzerland on March 18.

The complaint states that the company violated international standards of responsible business conduct by providing financial support to a state responsible for the ethnic cleansing of the indigenous Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh.

“Material support” for ethnic cleansing

The complaint was formally submitted to the Swiss National Contact Point (SECO) in accordance with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD / OECD) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2011 and 2023. guidelines. According to the “Specific Instance” procedure of the OECD Guidelines, the Swiss National Contact Point will now investigate the complaint and decide on further actions and remedies.

“SOCAR Trading” is the Swiss-based subsidiary of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), which is the commercial and financial link of Azerbaijan’s oil sector and a key source of revenue for the Azerbaijani state. In September 2023, Azerbaijan’s military offensive led to the complete displacement of the Armenian population of Nagorno Karabakh, effectively ending the centuries-old presence of Armenians in the region.

Based on the analysis of many respected experts, including the first chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Luis Moreno Ocampo, the organizations that filed the complaint allege that this campaign amounted to ethnic cleansing and possibly genocide.

The complaint alleges that SOCAR Trading, through its financial and commercial activities, has contributed to the replenishment of the economic resources of the Azerbaijani state and, therefore, according to OECD guidelines, had a clear obligation to conduct thorough human rights due diligence and respond to the risks arising from its activities.

“Forcible displacement of about 150,000 Armenians from their homeland in the South Caucasus is one of the most serious humanitarian crises of recent decades,” emphasized Garnik Kerkonyan, an international lawyer based in Chicago and a member of the Committee. “Companies that financially support the state responsible for these actions cannot ignore their obligations arising from international standards.”

Switzerland’s mandate for establishing peace in Nagorno-Karabakh

During the press conference held today in Geneva, the appellants also reminded that exactly one year ago, both chambers of the Swiss Federal Assembly adopted a petition instructing the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs to organize a peace forum between representatives of the people of Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh. A year later, no such forum has yet been convened.

The committee and its partners have expressed their continued expectation that the Swiss authorities will implement this recommendation of the parliament, which they believe can play an important role in building a just and lasting peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

“Switzerland should be actively involved in the protection of indigenous peoples and ensuring their right to self-determination, as guaranteed by the United Nations Charter,” said Sargis Shahinyan, the honorary president of the “Switzerland-Armenia” association. “As a neutral state, Switzerland is in a favorable position to play a constructive role in bringing a just resolution to this decades-long conflict.”

“Lasting peace cannot be built on ethnic cleansing,” said Joel Veldkamp, ​​director of public interest protection at the Zurich-based Christian Solidarity International NGO, who also spoke at the press conference. “The new conflict with Iran has made clearer than ever the importance of building long-term peace and security in the vital South Caucasus region.”

Steps in the UN Human Rights Council:

At the same time, two members of the Committee for the Protection of Fundamental Rights of the People of Nagorno-Karabakh are participating in the annual session of the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in Geneva.

Addressing the plenary sessions through several accredited non-governmental organizations, they drew the Council’s attention to the facts of Azerbaijan’s continued illegal detention of Armenian hostages in Baku prisons, Azerbaijan’s refusal to comply with the November 17, 2023 decision of the International Court of Justice (requiring to ensure the safe return of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians to their historical homeland), as well as the ongoing destruction of Armenian spiritual and cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh.

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Samvel Karapetyan’s “Strong Armenia” party has presented a part of its political program, which is related to the security sector. As the party council member Narek Karapetyan noted during the presentation, the program was developed with the participation of prominent specialists and recognized military experts, including foreign ones.

The legendary Artur Avanesyan (“Kandaz”) joined Karapetyan’s team. Avanesyan’s name is well known to the military, the outstanding detective of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Army has 30 years of combat experience, he was sent to the most dangerous areas many times during clashes with the enemy.

In his speech, Avanesyan stated that Armenia needs an army that knows its opponent well and can act accordingly. The combat officer noted that the complex system of “smart borders” is proposed to be implemented within the framework of Karapetyan’s plan. We are talking about the use of sensor networks working with artificial intelligence, as well as the deployment of autonomous strike systems along the entire border.

It is also proposed to establish a military intelligence and forecasting system to identify threats at an early stage. Another proposed point is the introduction of a unified management system that will include air and information components.

Among the priority directions, he mentioned the creation of the military-industrial complex, which will make it possible to reduce Armenia’s dependence on other countries in crisis situations.

The program pays special attention to anti-aircraft defense. it is not only the acquisition of air defense systems, but also the mass use of interceptor drones, REP systems and many other solutions.

The well-known Greek military figure Eftimis Turtidis also took part in the development of the security plan. A veteran of special forces in Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait and other conflicts, Turtidis proposes to create highly mobile and well-armed border guard units that can solve problems in the most difficult conditions, a unique border special-purpose unit.

If Samvel Karapetyan wins the elections, Turtidis will deal with the training of the Armenian military. According to him, Armenia is located in a region that has never been distinguished by its security. In such harsh geopolitical conditions, his army is required to be thoroughly and continuously prepared.

The presentation ended with Samvel Karapetyan’s video message generated by artificial intelligence. He is convinced that a weak army provokes the enemy, while a strong one maintains peace. They do not ask for peace, but force it.

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EU High Representative Kaya Kalas the other day announced, that “the European Union will send a ‘hybrid rapid response team’ to Armenia to help counter threats ahead of the country’s elections.”

During a meeting with journalists after the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Kalas stated that “support for the stability of democracy in the region remains the most important”.

“We will not leave Armenia alone in the fight against foreign interference. Democracies under pressure can count on Europe.” said the diplomat, reminding that Yerevan asked for help.

Head of YSU Political Institutes and Processes Chair, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Garik Keryan according to him, what is happening is mostly understandable, because the EU today has a problem to protect those regimes in the post-Soviet area, which have a western orientation.

“Of course, we know what a tough conflict the West, and now especially the EU, is in with Russia, we also know that Russia’s foreign political supremacy is regaining its influence in the post-Soviet space. In this context, everything is understandable. The EU can achieve its strategic goals if it preserves and increases the anti-Russian, Western regimes in the post-Soviet space. At the same time, Russia can regain its influence in the post-Soviet area if it strengthens the pro-Russian regimes and, conversely, achieves the defeat of the elections and the departure of pro-Western or, more precisely, pro-European regimes.

We saw what fierce struggle unfolded in Moldova and how much effort the European Union put in to save the regime of Maya Sandu. We have seen what huge military expenses are spent to save Ukraine, and in the South Caucasus today the EU’s primary attention is directed to Armenia. He is very worried that the pro-Russian forces will win in the upcoming elections.” 168.am–Garik Keryan said in a conversation with

Why, especially now, is the EU so earnestly trying to activate its position and influence in Armenia with the slogan of “fighting hybrid war”? According to the observation of our interlocutor, the problem is that in order to have a geostrategic influence in the South Caucasus, it is necessary to have strong positions in 3 republics. Having strong positions in one or two countries leaves the goal incomplete. In turn, history also shows that you have to dominate the South Caucasus completely or not at all.

“Now the situation in the South Caucasus is as follows: Azerbaijan is completely integrated with Turkey, which is definitely not under the influence of the EU today, because the EU “grabbed Turkey by the nose” for about 35 years and did not accept the EU, there is a rather hardened anti-European mentality there. Until 2012, Georgia was under the influence of the EU, separated from Russia and pursued an anti-Russian foreign policy, and had a clear roadmap for integration into NATO and the EU. After 2012, Georgian society seems to have taken a very sharp turn, because it was the pro-Western Saakashvili regime that suffered an embarrassing defeat in the elections.

Today, Georgia is not only under the influence of the EU, but on the contrary, the Brussels cabinets are not only talking about canceling Georgia’s membership in the EU, but even imposing sanctions on the Ivanishvili-Kobakhidze tandem. It turns out that the EU has no influence on Azerbaijan and Georgia, and the only state in the Caucasus that still inspires hope in the EU is Armenia,” the political scientist added.

According to Garik Keryan, this is the reason why Armenia has acquired a very important importance for the EU and the United States. Of course, according to him, the United States prefers Azerbaijan economically, politically and geostrategically, taking into account the border with Iran, gas and oil resources, being integrated with NATO Turkey, so Armenia is not of such great importance for the United States.

“However, Armenia is very important for the orientation of the political regime or the dominance of the foreign political vector for the EU. Taking these circumstances into account, the EU will do everything to keep Armenia in its vector,” Garik Keryan emphasized.

Let’s remind that back in February, Azatutyun radio station published the RA Foreign Minister’s letter to Brussels, in which he asked to send a rapid response team to Armenia on the eve of the elections. In addition, at the end of the year, the EU announced that it was going to allocate 12 million euros to Armenia “to fight against Russian disinformation” on the eve of the elections.

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Ruben Vardanyan, the former minister of state of Artsakh, who was illegally convicted in Azerbaijan, sounded another alarm the other day, announcing that he tried to contact the human rights defender of Azerbaijan, but did not succeed because the contact was interrupted. He even tried to contact the Ministry of Human Rights of Azerbaijan through a lawyer, again in vain. Regarding all this, the other day through the Ruben Vardanyan family statement had spread.

Siranush Sahakyan, representative and lawyer of Armenian prisoners of war at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). According to Ruben Vardanyan’s message, it clearly shows the problem that has been raised many times: the absolute isolation of Armenian prisoners, the lack of contact with the outside world, and the lack of effective legal measures.

“All this means that the rights of these persons cannot be protected. Even the local mechanisms, which are meant to protect the rights of persons in closed institutions, become ineffective in the case of ethnic Armenians. This record is not only our approach, but also a judicial record of the ECHR that the Azerbaijani authorities cannot provide protection measures for ethnic Armenians.” 168.amSiranush Sahakyan said in a conversation with

According to him, in the case of Armenian hostages and prisoners, the only mechanism in Baku that could act relatively, and that is, in order to solve humanitarian issues, was the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The operation of the office in Baku is currently suspended and discretionary during this time one entry visit took place, within which some humanitarian assistance was provided for the transfer of hygiene items and other items.

Siranush Sahakyan noted that the government of Azerbaijan, having organized the illegal trials, also refuses to give the verdicts to the recipients and their family members.

“All this shows that these trials were fake, they were political processes carried out for other purposes, and by not issuing these verdicts, Azerbaijan is also trying to hinder international legal protection. And here we find ourselves in the domain of violation of new rights,” added the human rights defender.

Our interlocutor emphasized that the only way in these conditions is international involvement, for example, as a result of negotiations, making Red Cross visits regular, which, unfortunately, depends on the will and desire of the Azerbaijani authorities. There may also be the right of consular visit, which is exercised directly by the Republic of Armenia or mediated through a third neutral state.

“I record with great pain that there is inaction here, and the Republic of Armenia does not exercise its sovereign rights towards its own citizens and contributes to the formation of this gap, a vacuum. The great burden falls on the shoulders of human rights defenders, who should be able to present the situation to the international community and make it an agenda in the background of these injustices happening in the world. Of course, this is very difficult, especially when there is no proactive state policy and diplomacy, it is also difficult because human rights problems have become widespread in various sectors. We should also raise the issues of Armenian prisoners, achieve the internationalization of these issues and in that way also reach the solution.

Of course, taking legal protection measures with the involvement of families is also in the discussion stage. At the moment, I cannot say for sure, but I should mention in general terms that families can, under certain circumstances, entrust the protection of the interests of those in Baku and file interstate claims against Azerbaijan through their lawyers,” emphasized Siranush Sahakyan.

Let’s remind that on February 5, it became known that the military and political leadership of Artsakh, except former presidents Arkady Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan, were all sentenced to life imprisonment by the Baku military court. Arkadi Ghukasyan and Bako Sahakyan were sentenced to 20 years in prison, taking into account their age.

Let’s also remind that on September 19, 2023, after the war started against Artsakh, Azerbaijan captured the former high-ranking military and political leadership of Artsakh from September 27 under the threat of killing civilians.

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168TVof “Trigger” the guest of the program Larisa Alaverdyan is the former human rights defender of Armenia, executive director of “Against Legal Arbitrariness” NGO.:

During the interview, issues related to the politics of memory and approaches to coverage of historical events were discussed. In particular, reference was made to the contrast between the attitude towards the anniversary of the Sumgait pogroms in Armenia and the state-level events dedicated to the so-called Khojaly events in Azerbaijan.

Special attention was paid to the international legal agenda, including the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ramil Safarov, within which violations of the right to life and the ban on ethnic discrimination were recorded, as well as the further calls of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to Azerbaijan to introduce changes in the national legislation.

During the conversation, the situation related to the Armenian prisoners held in Baku was also considered, including the issues of access to legal protection, communication with the outside world and the involvement of international mechanisms.

In addition, the discussion touched on the current statements of the Armenian authorities, including the reaction to the book about Artsakh and the situation around the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, in the context of state policy and public discussions.

Hayk Derzyan

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168TV’s “Zara Has a Question” the guest of the program Armenian Genocide Museum–former director of the institute, doctor of historical sciences Hayk Demoyan is.

Since the discussions about the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute do not stop recently, considering also the episode of the dismissal of Edita Gzoyan, we first asked Hayk Demoyan to comment on this episode.

He responded to our observation that both Zhanna Andreasyan and Nikol Pashinyan confirmed in recent days that, yes, Edita Gzoyan resigned from her position on their direct orders, and to the questions: did she commit misconduct by dedicating a book on the subject of Artsakh, do such protocols related to the museum really exist, or is this just an attempt to limit academic freedom?

“To tell the truth, I don’t know if there is any innovation in the last 8 years or not, I guess there is not, but in 11 years, when I personally led about 400 such delegations, guests of various degrees, high-ranking, there was no written, verbal instruction. In one word, it’s a disgrace.”

And the series of scandals, according to Demoyan, started in 2018, when the new authorities broke into his office during his short absence from the country.

In his observations of the present realities drawn from the past, the former director of the HCTI regretfully noted:

“The mine exploded a long time ago. we have a corpse of statehood, and there they engage in political necrophilia, we engage in elections.”

What can we expect from the processes aimed at Armenian-Turkish relations, when Pashinyan gladly takes Erdogan’s book about the “Just World” and takes a picture, is that enough for relations, or are the meetings between Kluch and Rubinyan enough? In response to our questions, the genocide scholar stressed.

“I have always called this a game of cat and mouse. The number 1 problem for Turkey now, in the first stage, is the marginalization of Armenia in all aspects: energy, military, political allies, then in the 2nd stage (there is no 3rd stage), the complete elimination of that statehood.

Now, perhaps, these people have some hopes that Turkey will open the border based on some things, or partially open a half-open door, it will be a window. It will not happen, the number 1 problem for Turkey is the dissolution of Armenian statehood…

They demonstrate that they are even ready to, let’s say, deny the issue of the Genocide, to forget it, to marginalize the work of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute with shameful processes, with processes against the church. they are reporting messages to Aliyev and Erdogan, that, look, but there they definitely treat all this with a smile.”

Details in the video

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In recent days, the chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs, Andranik Kocharyan, has given interviews to various media almost one after the other (“Faktor”, “Kentron” TV Company, “Armenia” TV Company). And, naturally, the report of the 44-day investigative commission was not bypassed in all places, it was noted that the legal goal is important, not the formal terms, which is disputed whether it was violated or not.

Andranik Kocharyan is sure that the 44-day report will find its way, but it is not known when. One thing is clear: before the elections, Nikol Pashinyan’s government will not even present the permissible parts to the public, nor the concluding part of the report, which, as Kocharyan claims, is based on undeniable facts, and he would like it to be published at some point as a result of the discussion with his colleagues.

That is, even though many key figures were not questioned, many important episodes were not taken into account, and essentially an attempt was made to absolve the political leadership of the responsibility for the defeat of the 2020 war, the report also has another and very specific subjective side, which we wrote however, the current authorities have certain fears.

It should be noted that the report of the Investigative Commission was forwarded to the Speaker of the National Assembly on September 3, 2025.

And a month later, Andranik Kocharyan on Public TV announced, that report It is 215 pages. and only the conclusion approx 20 pages.

But lo and behold, on March 17, 2026, on the air of “Armenia” TV, the chairman of the RA NA Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs declared.

«Investigator: of the commission the report Out of 400 pages more became, with its videos, the textual part, protocolwith A:in permanent value is it in terms of, that State structures ուսումնասիրելով՝ հասկանան՝ 44-daily in the war our of defeat the foundations where? need is let them see. And when you see the foundations, you also solve the problems we talked about at the beginning by learning lessons, related to armaments, personnel training, changes in legislation, implementation of the government’s plan.”

Moreover, Andranik Kocharyan did not say about the report being about 200 pages only on the air of Public TV, but in all other briefings and in interviews:

It is not clear how the volume of the report has increased by about 200 pages now, is it a slip of the tongue or… After all, it is not the first such case in the case of Andranik Kocharyan. 2025 on November 27 NA Speaker Alen Simonyan publishedr: The number of victims of the 44-day war of 2020: 3833, which was also approved by the RA Investigative Committee at the same time, and 2025 on November 19 Given to Factor TV in the interview the same Andranik Kocharyan noted. “Let me say a number, will it be enough for you: 3987?”

Andranik Kocharyan, in an interview given to “Armenia” TV on March 17, 2026, in the context of the 44-day war and the US-Israeli military operation against Iran, claimed that “today we are more protected than before the 44-day war and even after the four-day war”, and that they learned lessons from the 44-day war and acquired modern weapons, trained qualified personnel.

“Today we are more prepared than we were during 2020. If we had today’s fortresses and system during the four-day and 44-day war, we would have a completely different picture. Forceful of actions time a lot important is, or first the blow how me acceptance, suspension and: backlash delivers. And today this the castles us opportunity are gives Azerbaijan with border alive along to have engineering such system, which first and the blow to stop big possibly is օժտված՝ aerial, terrestrial”.

Andranik Kocharyan very rightly says that during war and military operations, it is very important how you take the first blow. And one of the key issues related to the 44-day war of 2020 is exactly this: why the Defense Army, the armed forces have completely gone into defense were not there are open facts that prove this, and it is also because of this that in the first hours of the war we had many victims and material losses, which Samvel Babayan may have said in the investigative commission, because he was one of the first to speak about this during the war. On the morning of September 27, the Armed Forces of Artsakh had already lost 50 percent of their anti-aircraft forces and 40 percent of their artillery in 15 minutes.

In other words, the question is when was the “number one readiness” order issued?, and some orders, orders from September 23, 2020, at that time, Onik Gasparyan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia fired. Has this issue been discussed, has the former military leadership clarified during their interrogations why we accepted the first strike the way we did?

If not, it’s bad, if yes, then it’s bad that they don’t respond and allow theses favorable to Andranik Kocharyan or the authorities to circulate.

On the other hand, in their timely statements, both the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia David Tonoyan, and former head of the General Staff Onik Gasparyan some things have been said, but it is not enough, it is necessary to shed light on the key issues that the authorities throw into the field. And Andranik Kocharyan must know very well that in the 44-day war, the management system failed first of all.

And since he also mentioned the legislation in his interview, did the Investigative Committee discuss how it is that during the war, under the conditions of martial law declared in RA, the head of the General Staff de facto has been subjected to to Nikol Pashinyan, who declared himself supreme commander, and not to the Minister of Defense, which is required by the legislation.

By the way, Can Andranik Kocharyan, who once considered the plan of using “Iskander” shameful, can say today: after all, why was it not used on the 2nd day of the war, for example?

Note that: on September 28, 2020 the briefing with journalists, during which the question: why don’t we put our “Iskander” into action, why don’t we target the enemy’s oil wells?՝ Andranik Kocharyan is tough to answer was.

“We are doing well, we will act whenever necessary. Leave that to the military professionals. I think that you do not notice chaotic, situational decisions from the logic of military operations at least these two days. You see the logic of the steps.”

Can it be said today if there was any logic in when, how and in which direction “Iskander” was finally used, and why?

Actually, this series of questions and reminders could go on, but there is no need for unnecessary repetition.

As for the fortresses, as Andranik Kocharyan says, they are not a bad thing, but they have not received a “military baptism”, and then, as we have already mentioned, if the management system does not actually exist, when all the government levels are not ready for war, then the weapons and fortresses cannot be a lifeline and ensure victory.

Has something changed in this regard, is it not the government that lost the war in Armenia, have the legislative loopholes been eliminated? I think the answer is obvious.

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The statement of Kaya Kalas, head of EU diplomacy, about sending a “hybrid rapid reaction group” to Armenia was an exclusively anti-Russian statement. 168 TVof Revue this is how he assessed it on the air of the program Member of RPA council, political scientist Armen Hovasapyanspeaking on the topic of manipulation of the issue of “hybrid threats” and external interventions ahead of the National Assembly elections to be held in Armenia on June 7.

According to him, Nikol Pashinyan and his government have made a “hybrid war” during the last year, while in reality, as Armen Hovasapyan believes, they are conducting a “hybrid war” against Armenians and Armenianness.

“In my opinion, Turkey is also speaking through Kalas’ lips somewhere. Do you remember, don’t you, the Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan’s statement that they support Nikol Pashinyan in every way and will welcome him if he is re-elected and continues his policy in the Armenian-Turkish, Armenian-Azerbaijani processes? Translated from diplomatic language, it means that they want the power of Nikol Pashinyan to be reproduced in Armenia. Let’s not forget that Hakan Fidan was the head of Turkey’s counter-intelligence for a long time, and when Erdogan appointed him the minister of foreign affairs, it was not just a step taken because the head of counter-intelligence, becoming the foreign minister, we already understand what tactics and strategies he will adopt in the near future when conducting foreign policy, and this text of Fidan was expressed yesterday by Kalas, because Turkey is the representative of the West’s interests in the region, Armen added. Hovasapyan.

According to the political scientist, the “hybrid reaction” mission of the European Union itself is an open interference in the internal affairs of Armenia and in particular, in the parliamentary elections.

According to Armen Hovasapyan, Kaya Kalas is sending a “group of support” to Nikol Pashinyan. “Pashinyan and his team made the topic of “hybrid war” or “hybrid threats” a “mouthpiece”, but they don’t say it completely, they leave those loopholes, places for maneuvering, so that, for example, Allen or someone else could go to a meeting with Matvienko, Lavrov, and have a place to avoid saying, “we didn’t say anything to Russia”. In other words, this is another manipulation, when you say something, and everyone knows who you mean, but it seems that you didn’t say anything, but people who understand the case understand what it is about. The actual Kaya Kalas declares: “We listened to Nikol Pashinyan’s voice, heeded his plea in the European Parliament, and we will send a “gruppa support” to prevent a hybrid war in the elections in Armenia.”

In other words, in the elections of Armenia, when the political power should receive the primary mandate, and the National Assembly and Government will be formed, an external force will be involved in the process. This means that there will be a direct Western intervention in the internal affairs of Armenia, which will try to present reports, opinions and evaluations about the elections that are pleasing to its taste.”

Speaking about the ongoing military operations by the Israel-US coalition against neighboring Iran and the dangers and effects threatening Armenia, the political scientist expressed the opinion that the war against Iran makes the TRIPP project obsolete.

“Iran will not tolerate any program in the name of Trump near its borders. TRIPP is dead, and the war is settled as he wants. If the current regime is preserved in Iran, and the Iranian government is able to continue this whole large-scale war and preserve its civilizational model and its religious state system that exists today, the junction called TRIPP will not work,” comments the political scientist.

According to Armen Hovasapyan, if the United States takes ground operations against Iran, then Iran will not become the second “Iraq”, but the second “Vietnam” for the United States.

Let’s remind that the head of EU diplomacy Kaya Kalas at the press conference held on March 16 announced, that “the European Union, following Armenia’s request, will send a hybrid rapid response team to help counter threats ahead of the elections.” Kaya Kalas also noted. “Supporting the resilience of neighborhood democracy remains important. We will not leave Armenia alone to rebuke foreign interference. Democracies under pressure can count on Europe.”

Full interview in the video.

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“OhandThe speech of Narek Karapetyan, a member of the board of the “Great Armenia” party, at the presentation of the “Strong Peace” security program by Samvel Karapetyan.

Dear compatriots,

During this event, we will hear from the world’s best security experts and present the smartest programs to make our children’s lives safer.

After the elections in Armenia in June, Samvel Karapetyan will assume the responsibility of governing the country, according to all independent polls, according to thousands of signals received from people. We have a lot of work to do, to restore the damage that Pashinyan has caused to the country’s economy and security.

During the past three months, we have worked non-stop to prepare and present our economic and security plans to our people.

Every commitment in the economic program is guaranteed by Samvel Karapetyan. They are not pre-election promises. our people do not like the word “promise”, “promise” is synonymous with failure. These are clear economic steps that will be applied from the first day after Samvel Karapetyan became the Prime Minister. This will help raise the standard of living of every citizen of our country, which will help stop the decline of the population of the marzes, revitalize our communities in poverty and give a new impetus to our capital.

Dear compatriots,

We have started the economic program because a strong economy is the solid foundation on which a strong and lasting peace can be built. In today’s world, those countries that do not have a strong economy cannot fully guarantee their security, especially in such a troubled and complex region as Armenia is today.

A stronger economy means more funds, which can be directed to the development of state-of-the-art defense capabilities and weaponry, to the military. Under the Prime Ministership of Samvel Karapetyan, Armenia will expand its strategic economic ties, and its international ties will bring new investments to Armenia from different parts of the world. Today, both the East and the West are interested in a safe road from China to Europe, and historically that road passed through Armenia, and it still passes today. This is an opportunity that only a strong leader like Samvel Karapetyan can take advantage of.

Under the conditions of a weak Pashinyan, Armenia will simply agree to such economic relations in which the other side will mainly benefit, as, for example, in the case of the import of gasoline from Azerbaijan, while our citizens are still being held as hostages in their prisons.

Dear compatriots,

Many heroes who bravely fought for the defense of our motherland are present in this hall. I would like to thank them from the bottom of my heart for their service. Unfortunately, they became victims of Pashinyan’s weak leadership. Armenia lost the war because of weak leadership. Today we have a historic opportunity to change that reality. They tried to stop us in the past, they failed, all of us. They will try to stop us in the future, but they will not succeed.

Who can stop your will to create a strong Armenia? People are present here whom Azerbaijan could not stop, Pashinyan will definitely not be able to.

Replacing the weak leadership of Nikol Pashinyan, which can only offer temporary peace, the strong leadership of Samvel Karapetyan guarantees a strong and lasting peace, guaranteed peace.

Today we will present in detail the security program developed by a team of leading security experts from Armenia and abroad. The security plan is based on six promises. As in the case of the economic program, as in the case of the security program, this is not a pre-election promise. This is a clear plan that Samvel Karapetyan will start implementing after becoming the prime minister, from the very first day. 

The people of Armenia are desperately looking for a strong leader today. People are tired of being weak. People are tired of the weak Pashinyan, who eats corn on the bus, instead he could at least discuss regional processes with world leaders on the phone. According to polls, more than 80% of people fear that a weak government will create new challenges for Armenia, that Armenia may be attacked by the enemy again. 80% of our society is afraid of a new attack. Pashinyan has already lost three wars, and we must stop him before he starts a new war with his weakness.

A few days ago, I met an Armenian man who, talking about the situation, told me: “Peace is not achieved by begging, especially in this region. If you beg, all you will get is war.” He is right. the only guarantee of a strong and lasting peace is to have a strong Armenia.

Let us all unite around Samvel Karapetyan, a strong leader. Let’s go into every village, every city and tell people that a real strong leader is coming to lead.

Let’s work every day for a great victory – for the victory of all of us, for a historic victory that will enable us to quickly implement the changes that Armenia needs.

In 81 days our life will change, our security will change.

This is our mission, this is our will, for the sake of a strong Armenia.

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