The cause of Armenia’s national disasters is the diplomatic ignorance of the authorities

Liana Toganian

To all those who still have doubts that both the war and the post-war disasters, the depopulation of Artsakh, the occupation of the sovereign territories of Armenia and the submissive agreement to all conditions of Azerbaijan could have been avoided if the person at the helm of the state had any idea of ​​what diplomacy, foreign policy and the value of words are, I simply recommend listening to just one part of Pashinyan’s speech.


The man went from the podium of the European Parliament and said that the bishops of the Armenian Apostolic Church violated some spiritual rules known to him, are agents of influence and want to disturb his “peace”.


If you cannot imagine what an absurd, at best, ridiculous, and at worst, respectable impression such a speech can leave on those sitting in the hall, I will not be able to describe it in words.


And if you imagine, then it is also not difficult to understand that since 2018, neither in the Artsakh negotiation process, nor before the war, nor during it, nor after it, nor until today, has he understood exactly what can be said, what cannot be said, what is expected of you, what nobody cares about, and what betrays your weakness, ignorance, fears and simple insanity.


Why Armenia has found itself in this situation, the answer to the question lies in this simple reality.


Former RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan




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KGMSN about final exams of 9th and 12th grades

Baghdasarian Karlen

At the end of the 2025-2026 academic year, the process of the 9th grade final exams is regulated by the 2012 Decree of the Minister of Education and Science. In accordance with the requirements of the order of May 3 N 388-N: st1yle=”box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;border:0px”>

According to the schedule established by the order of the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the graduates of the 9th grade will take final exams in the following subjects:


• Joint essay of “Literature” and “History of Armenia” subjects
examination in science subjects in the form of a test or a study project
• “Armenian language” (written): test
• “Mathematics” (written): test
• “Foreign language” (from the foreign languages ​​taught at the given institution, chosen by the learner): oral
• “Physical education” – test
Students of classes taught in Russian also take an exam in the subject “Russian Literature” (oral).
• Students of ethnic minority classes also take an exam in their native language and literature (oral).


The final exams of the 9th grade will be organized in educational institutions.


At the end of the 2025-2026 school year, the final exam in the subjects “Literature” and “History of Armenia” in the 9th grade will be carried out in the format of an essay, through a written work integrating the content of both subjects. The need to introduce the essay format stems from the requirement for the formation of abilities defined by the State Standard of General Education and envisages the development of students’ analytical and critical thinking, the ability to see cause-and-effect relationships, the ability to constructively formulate their own thoughts in writing, as well as the ability to apply interdisciplinary connections.


Learners present their position on a topic based on studied literary works and historical events, which allows them to assess their comprehensive thinking and ability to make connections between different disciplines, which is an important component of modern education.


The learner will complete one integrated written work, which will be evaluated by relevant specialists, teachers of literature and history, with a separate 20-point system. The averaged score of the two assessments will be considered the student’s final score in the integrated exam, providing an assessment of the work from the professional perspective of both subjects and forming a more accurate picture of the student’s overall preparation.


In the text of the exam essay, there is no separate check of grammar or spelling knowledge of the Armenian language, considering that a mandatory test is scheduled for the same student. During the essay check, the student’s ability to understand the content of the topic, to present facts and ideas about it, to compare and analyze literary and historical materials is emphasized. Essay exam topics are developed by responsible education professionals and provided to schools for examination purposes.


Starting from the 2025-2026 academic year, all students of the 9th grade of RA public schools can take the final exam of science subjects also in the format of an educational project, while maintaining the test method of the exam. The process is regulated by the 2012 Decree of the Minister of Education and Science. in accordance with the procedure established by the order No. 388-N of May 3.


The approach of passing an exam through project work was introduced, taking into account that in grades 1-11 of public schools, new curricula based on the state standard of General Education are already implemented, which prioritize the provision of the end results defined by the standard in the field of science education, the applied nature of the acquired knowledge, the development of research thinking and the formation of interdisciplinary connections.


This approach allows students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in various science disciplines, promotes the implementation of research work, data collection and analysis, the formulation of justified conclusions, as well as the identification and application of substantive connections between different subject areas, ensuring the formation of the capabilities envisaged by the standard.


The project work can be carried out in the subjects “Physics”, “Chemistry”, “Biology” or “Geography” according to the student’s choice. The project must include a combination of at least two science subjects and correspond to the content of the curricula of grades 7-9.


The list of project topics is published by the “National Center for Education Development and Innovations” Foundation. In schools, teachers and students together choose the topic, make the project plan and submit it for approval in the prescribed manner.


Implementation of projects in schools begins in March, and defense of projects is organized in the last week of May. During the defense, students present their work, research results and conclusions.


The project is evaluated on a 20-point system based on several components designed by the project-based learning concept. The evaluation is carried out by the teachers who participated in the implementation of the project, and the average result of their evaluations is considered the final evaluation of the student.


If desired, the learner can refuse the project work and participate in the final exam of the same subject in a test format. He also has the opportunity to participate in the test exam in order to get a higher result. in this case, the highest obtained score will be considered the final grade of the student’s final exam.


In the 2025-2026 academic year, the graduates of the 12th grade of RA schools will pass the state final exams according to the logic and content of the previous years’ exams. no new approach is defined. The only exception is the schools of Tavush marz, where for the second year already, students take state final exams 3 times: in January and June, with the content of the old standard, and in July, with the new content of the National Academic Standard.


In the 2026-2027 school year, graduates who have already completed the 12th grade will take final and joint exams in accordance with the requirements of the new state standard of general education, as well as subject standards and programs approved by the orders of the Minister of Education and Culture.

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Zhanna Andreasyan followed the overhaul of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex

Greg Madatian

RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Zhanna Andreasyan paid another visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial today. Zhanna Andreasyan was accompanied by Hasmik Hakobyan, the general secretary of KGSMS.


The minister toured the area with the construction company implementing the overhaul works and the architects of the author group of the Genocide Memorial project, and was interested in the progress of the works.


The minister of KGSMS once again emphasized the need to carry out the works with proper quality and within the specified time, stressing that this issue is in the center of attention of the state.

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The new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, was offended. Foreign Ministry of Iran

Maral Takmazian

The new supreme leader of Iran, Mojtaba Khamenei, was injured, but he is feeling well. This was announced by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Esmail Baghai.


“He is injured, but he feels good. I don’t know when he will make his first speech. Three or four people claimed the position of the new supreme leader, but the majority of the Council of Experts chose him,” Baghai said in an interview with the Italian newspaper “Corriere della Sera”.

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The destruction of statehood for the sake of maintaining power

Jhanna Virabian

During his propaganda, Molagar likes to use the term “independence” in the sense that by sacrificing Sarakh, he brought independence to Armenia by demarcating 15 kilometers of borders, while others want to turn Armenia into a peripheral province.


The concept of “independence” should be clarified so that Molgar’s primitive ideas about the world do not spread to the public.


There is a “cadastre” of states, it is the United Nations, where a “cadastre certificate” of being a state subject is legally recognized and a state is given, along with the corresponding rights and responsibilities.


And to what extent this or that state is really independent, or rather independent, it is already determined by the human, economic, military, and most importantly, the volitional potential of the given state. To talk about real independence means to inventory the sum result of those standards.


What is happening around Iran now? Iran defends its independence at the cost of sacrifices, that is, it fights for its real independence. If Iran survives, it will become the most independent, that is, the state with the highest degree of sovereignty.


What does Molagar do? The maniac, who likes to fight for independence, went to Europe, makes a speech that he wants to become a vassal of the lowest degree, is ready to give up the last traces of sovereignty, discredits the church, his political opponents, neighbors, in order to stay in power thanks to foreign intervention, thereby nullifying the last traces of our sovereignty (in his word, independence).


Political scientist Stepan Danielyan




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The transnational criminal organization stole 16 million drams

Chakhmakhchian Vatche

In the department of cybercrimes and high-tech crimes of the main department of investigation of particularly important cases of the RA Investigative Committee, the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings initiated by the transnational criminal organization in connection with the cases of particularly large-scale computer theft is being carried out.


In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings, apparently factual data was obtained that a group of RA and foreign citizens created a stable and united criminal organization from December 2023 and managed it until October 12, 2024. clear and well-thought-out mechanisms of committing crimes, awareness of people already affected by investment frauds tricks to influence them psychologically, provide them with computers and other technical means and software necessary for the commission of crimes, in order to lure a large number of victims, they carried out advertisements on social networks and used a website with false content to strengthen trust, rented comfortable office spaces, as well as recruited and involved many members of the organization in different periods and terms.


During the preliminary investigation, the circumstances of embezzlement of at least 16 million 94 thousand 945 AMD by the criminal organization were substantiated.


Participant of a criminal organization, wanted RP was detained.


The criminal proceedings against him were sent with the indictment to the supervising prosecutor, with a request to send it to the court for confirmation and examination.

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Armenia can become a transit country thanks to peace with Azerbaijan. Al:

Chalian Meline

The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has stated that thanks to the peace with Azerbaijan, Armenia can become a transit country for the first time in its independent history, although it is not yet such a country.


“Thanks to that, we will be able to establish a direct connection between the main part of Azerbaijan and our exclave, the Autonomous Republic of Nakhichevan,” Aliyev said.


According to him, after the establishment of peace with Armenia, “we are closely working towards the expansion of the “Middle Corridor”, which also passes through the territory of Armenia.”


Aliyev noted that the demand for cargo transportation through the territory of Azerbaijan is growing. He emphasized that the disruption of transport connections as a result of conflicts creates an extremely difficult situation for most of the international community.


According to the leader of Azerbaijan, Baku and Yerevan achieved peace not only on paper. “the borders are calm, trade ties are established” and “long-term peace is sealed for centuries”.

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The director of the Genocide Museum was dismissed from his position on the instruction of Pashinyan

Emil Lazarian

Photo: aravot.am

The dismissal of the Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Edita Gzoyan, was due to her initiative during the visit of the US Vice President JD Vance to Armenia.


Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan confirmed that the release application was written under his direct instruction, describing the actions of the museum director as a provocative and contrary to the state’s foreign policy.


During the briefing held in the government on March 12, the Prime Minister detailed that it refers to the visit of the US Vice President to the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial on February 10. Accompanying the distinguished guest Edita Gzoyan presented him with a book on the Artsakh problem, as well as presented the khachkars perpetuating the memory of the victims of the pogroms in Sumgait, Gandzak and Baku at the end of the last century and the stories of the buried freedom fighters, connecting them with the Armenian Genocide.


By: Nikol Pashinyanin the conditions when the head of the country declares the absence of the Karabakh movement, it is not permissible to present a book to a foreign official on the Artsakh issue.


The head of the government emphasized that the exclusive authority to conduct foreign policy in Armenia belongs to the government, and those government officials whose actions will contradict the official direction will be immediately dismissed from their positions.


Before this announcement by the Prime Minister, the news of Gzoyan’s dismissal was circulated without official clarification from both the museum-institute and the Ministry of Education and Culture.

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The government will allocate billions of drams to civil servants

Emil Lazarian

Photo: primeminister.am

At the session of the Government of the Republic of Armenia on March 12, the decision to provide additional remuneration to the employees based on the results of the evaluation of the performance of the state bodies was unanimously adopted, the main purpose of which is to promote the quality and efficiency of the public service.


Deputy Prime Minister reporting the issue Tigran Khachatryan reminded that this pilot program aimed at the modernization of the state administration system was approved last year. The initiative is designed to materially encourage employees who have shown high results, thereby contributing to the maintenance of competitive and professional personnel in the system, the attraction of new specialists and the more effective management of state resources.


According to the data of the Deputy Prime Minister, 3.6 billion drams of additional remuneration fund was already allocated to 15 administrative bodies for the results of the first half of 2025 for the works performed in 57 different directions. Now, summarizing the data of the second half of the same year, a figure close to the maximum possible was recorded. Based on these results, another 4.6 billion drams will be provided for the additional remuneration of employees of state bodies.


Tigran Khachatryan specially emphasized that at this stage it will also be practically checked how the officials who were encouraged in the previous semester fulfilled the mandatory requirement of making financial investments in their education. It is planned that the successful course and analysis of the pilot program will allow to submit a new legislative package to the National Assembly already this year, which will move these public service payment mechanisms to a long-term and legally regulated dimension.

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A new phase of community enlargement. Instead of 70, Armenia will have 64 communities

Emil Lazarian

Photo: primeminister.am

The RA government continues administrative territorial reforms. according to the new decision of the executive, nine communities are united in three regions, as a result of which the total number of local self-government units in the republic will be reduced to 64.


Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures at the March 12 meeting Davit Khudatyan presented a new project, by which it is planned to form three enlarged administrative units. In particular, Stepanavan community will be created in Lori region, including Stepanavan, Gyulagarak and Lori Berd (20 settlements in total).


In Syunik, the enlarged Goris community will be formed by uniting Goris, Tatev and Tegh (total: 28 settlements), and in Vayots Dzor, as a result of the merger of Yeghegnadzor, Areni and Yeghegis, the new Yeghegnadzor community will emerge (total: 32 settlements). Reacting to this decision, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that the enlargement process gives exclusively positive results, significantly and several times increasing the subsidy possibilities of local bodies and improving the socio-economic condition of settlements.


The head of the government also emphasized the development of new mechanisms for increasing the efficiency of the work of community authorities and active and simple communication with the population about the process.

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