on March 7 “Suren Papikyan’s religio-political constraints. “uncomfortable” questions about the “transformation” of the spiritual service of the Armed Forces with the text in the article We wrote that our written request addressed to the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia on February 6 (the basis for which served as the basis for the request of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia Suren Papikyan on January 30 the command) remained unanswered a month later.

It should be noted that the RA Law “On Freedom of Information” clearly states stated that: “if it is necessary to perform additional work to provide the information specified in the written request, then this information is given to the applicant after receiving the application; within 30 days”.

The Ministry of Defense asked us for more time to respond to the inquiry.

And the written request includes the following questions:

– Was a meeting with the participation of gunners called in the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, when did it take place, who were present from the spiritual service of the Armed Forces, and who were from the leadership of the Ministry of Defense and the General Staff, why was it called, what was discussed? Or, if such a meeting was called, was the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia present at it? Suren Papikyan, Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Edward Asryan, RA Deputy Minister of Defense Arman Sargsyan, Head of the Department of Morale and Psychological Support of the Armed Forces General Staff Seryozha Stepanyan, general Artak Budaghyan, and was there an attempt to check the attitude of the colonists regarding Nikol Pashinyan’s religio-political movement to “reform” the Church?

– During the tenure of RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and before that, did the dual subordination of gunners in the army cause problems and what exactly was the problem? And from now on, can we say that the code of the Armed Forces will be extended to the regimental soldiers?

– And since the colonels are offered military positions and officer ranks, will they also be certified, according to what standards?

– Is it already clear what the spiritual service of the soldiers will mean from now on, will their service duties undergo changes compared to before, and what changes?

3 days after the publication of our article, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia decides to send a response letter in violation of the deadline established by law, which states:

“In response to your request of February 6, 2026 addressed to the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, we inform you that until February 1 of this year, various service consultations were held with the participation of the regimental officers.

RA Defense Minister Suren Papikyan addressed your 2nd, 3rd, and 4th questions in a briefing with journalists at the National Assembly on February 6.

In other words, Suren Papikyan did not deny the information in our survey about the meetings convened in the Ministry of Defense and its content.

As for the other questions, we mentioned in the above-mentioned article that we sent a written request because there were still misreadings and doubts regarding the content of the meeting in the Ministry of Defense, the reasons for excluding dual subordination in the army, and the duties, salary, and certification-de-certification of the gunners in the new status.

In other words, no clear answers were given during the briefing, moreover, the questions that are present in our written survey were not asked there.

For example, during Suren Papikyan’s term of office and before that, did the dual subordination of colonels in the army cause problems and what exactly was the problem, and from now on, can we say that the code of the Armed Forces will be extended to colonels, what legislative, rulebook, statutory changes does the change in the nature of spiritual service in the army imply? The briefing also did not address whether the certification process would be extended to enlisted gunners, and what standards would be applied.

And in its response letter sent by the RA Ministry of Defense in violation of the deadline, it tried to save the fact that it does not have de jure and de facto answers to our questions by referring to Suren Papikyan’s briefing on February 6. It’s a failed attempt, to say the least.

And what about the briefing with journalists at the National Assembly? to say The Minister of Defense.

“The order of the Minister of Defense has been changed, and the nature of the service has changed. Speculations that spiritual service in the army has been stopped are not true. Spiritual service can be continued in the army, they just have to obey the morale-psychological department of the Armed ForcesSuren Papikyan noted, adding that there can be no dual subordination in the army.

And we tried to find out from which moment or period the dual subordination in the army caused problems, and what exactly, after all, only Suren Papikyan has been in this position since November 15, 2021.

Journalists were also interested in the fact that disorganized clerics were offered positions, that is, to go and work as a regiment with a salary of 700,000 drams, to which Suren Papikyan said in response.

“I can’t say the amount of salary now, but the Minister’s order that we have published reveals that yes, we can sign a contract with the ministers who received spiritual education of the AAP in RA, so that they serve and fulfill their mission. I can’t talk about salary now. You say the amount of salary is high, but it will be sufficient salary, which will be different from what they received before.”

Are there answers to our questions here? Maybe the RA Ministry of Defense will once again look at Minister Papikyan’s briefing…

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During the press conference held on February 13, Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan announced that from 2023 to February 5 of this year, 20,769 internally displaced persons from the Republic of Artsakh received Armenian citizenship.

He also said that during this period 26,099 applications were received, an increase was recorded, more than 9,000 children also received Armenian passports.

How inclined are our compatriots from Artsakh, who received RA passports, to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, what kind of government do they want to see in Armenia?

Hakob Hakobyan, co-founder of the “Ardarutyun” party of the Artsakh Republic, who is in almost daily contact with Artsakh Armenians, believes that Artsakh Armenians will actively participate in the elections.

“These elections are even more decisive for the people of Artsakh and they are anxiously waiting for the results of the elections, including their active participation.

During our many meetings, it is once again confirmed that the Armenians of Artsakh are waiting for such a government to be elected in Armenia, for which the issue of Artsakh is not closed. Also, they will not close the problem of the return of Artsakh Armenians, but they will be able to support those processes that will lead to the return. Moreover, there should be such a government so that before returning to Artsakh, the Armenians of Artsakh have decent living conditions and opportunities in their motherland.” of 168.am Hakob Hakobyan said in an interview with

According to our interlocutor, the Armenians of Artsakh do not want a luxurious and luxurious lifestyle in Armenia, but what they want is to have a decent life and work.

“No Artsakh citizen has taken the goal and dream of returning to Artsakh from his mind, because they left many things in Artsakh: the graves of their children, parents, relatives, sanctities.

It is clear that the citizens of Artsakh, who have the opportunity to participate in the elections, will participate and vote for the political force representing the above-mentioned programs.

The people of Artsakh know very well the price of peace, that’s why the thesis of the authorities of the day that “if we are not elected, there will be a war” does not work for any of the people of Artsakh. The people of Artsakh have been through several wars, apart from the 44-day war, they have been successful in others, they know how to achieve peace,” he added.

Hakob Hakobyan also emphasized that the Armenians of Artsakh, like any conscious Armenian, know today that they achieve peace not by begging, but by showing dignity and strong will.

Hakob Hakobyan emphasized, “That thesis of the RA authorities pushes the Artsakh Armenians away from the KP even more.”

Let’s remind that the regular parliamentary elections in Armenia will take place on June 7, many political forces have not yet announced their participation in the elections. Some have announced their participation in the alliance.

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During the last 2 weeks, Nikol Pashinyan and his teammates rarely remember about the campaign they started against the Apostolic Church and Vehapar. Did the authorities divert their pre-election campaign from the anti-Church and anti-Catholic campaign, or are they just working behind the scenes, with the bishops who have joined them and have been called “tiradav”, or have they simply realized that they cannot fight against the Church, and have decided to “retreat”?

Reverend Vrtanes Baghalyan, spiritual pastor of St. Hovhannes Church in Byurakan it is difficult to say what the authorities have understood, only God knows what they are thinking.

The clergyman believes that the government’s lack of activity regarding the topic of the church before the upcoming elections indicates that the anti-church campaign has no support in the society.

“If the government had full support from the people in this campaign, it would have been more active before the elections. But this is an indicator that society does not support them in this matter. According to me, this campaign is also directed from outside, by Erdogan, Aliyev and Pashazade, the government knows that the society inside the country does not support their campaign.

I don’t know if they will be elected in the elections or not, but if they try to reactivate this program after being elected, it will mean that they have made some promises to foreign forces. It is clear that if they are not elected, this movement against the Church will never be renewed.” of 168.am said Vrtanes Baghalyan in a conversation with

Reverend Vrtanes Baghalyan reminded that the authorities started an anti-church movement in 2018, failed and stopped it, and the authorities resumed it again in May last year.

“I have witnessed myself, both in the Mother See and in other places, how the people, ordinary citizens, are fighting for St. Etchmiadzin and the Catholicos.

Hopefully, people with legal education warned Nikol Pashinyan that what he is doing against the church is not part of his authority, it is an abuse of authority.

In any case, the movement of the authorities against the Apostolic Church and His Holiness is doomed to failure,” added the clergyman.

According to our interlocutor, for a long time, the authorities have, so to speak, “worked” with various clergymen, they have given them cheap promises in order to provide against the Apostolic Church, Vehapar, but the authorities have not found much support among the priestly class. If 2 out of 20 priests support the government, it turns out that 10 percent of the entire priestly class supports this government campaign.

“If we take into account that we have about 57 bishops and archbishops, the government managed to attract only 9 of them to its side. His Highness, unlike the authorities, does not have the Prosecutor’s Office, Investigation, National Security and other structures. In other words, we are spiritually subordinate to the Mother See. We see that government officials are also providing state protection for all those clergy who join the Prime Minister’s anti-church movement. Even with this state support and protection, the government could not have more than 10 percent support among all church members. More than 90 percent of church members are on the side of His Holiness, moreover, more than 90 percent of the Armenian society also supports the church and His Holiness,” added Father Vrtanes Baghalyan.

Continuing, the priest said that according to various inquiries: Nikol Pashinyan is supported by only 23 percent of society, therefore, Pashinyan, who has 23 percent support, has no right to start a movement on behalf of the entire Armenian society against the Patriarch, who has the support of 90 percent of society.

“The Church is a divine structure, the society loves the Reverend Father very much, despite the fact that false news against him is circulating on the Internet, especially those people who do not know the Reverend Father personally. Myths and legends are circulating about Vehapar, spreading negative information. In addition, the government is exerting pressure by detaining His Holiness’s brother, nephew, sister’s son, i.e. His Holiness’s relatives, his beloved clergymen, Saints Mikael and Bagrat, Saints Mkrtich and Saints Arshak, as well as priests.

Until this moment, the investigative agency has not returned my phone, this speaks of the attitude of their organization towards us. In October, I was questioned as a witness, my phone was confiscated. They haven’t been able to look at the contents of my phone for so long and return it to me? This speaks of the poor work of the Investigative Service,” emphasized priest Vrtanes Baghalyan.

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Afghanistan-Pakistan conflict relations due to the border left undefined by the British colonialists until the end, like many other conflicts in the region, have a long history. However, their current escalation, which, in fact, has taken on the character of a so-called low-intensity war, cannot be considered outside of the context of the large-scale aggression of the USA and Israel against Iran in the neighborhood.

The first The inspiration for this war, which remains in the shadow of the Iranian events, pursues a very obvious goal: to neutralize Kabul, which has recently become closer to Tehran, and to involve nuclear Pakistan in forceful operations against Iran. In addition, China is put in a difficult situation at the same time, because Pakistan, and recently Afghanistan, are its close partners.

Thus, Beijing’s attention is also diverted from Iran. At the same time, behind the general image of bringing chaos to this large space, Washington’s geopolitical aspiration to ensure control over the transport corridors of the entire Eurasia is clearly visible.

On both sides of the infamous Durand Line between Pakistan and Afghanistan, petty skirmishes and terror attacks by militant groups and organizations controlled by neither, such as ISIS-Khorasan, are a constant occurrence. In fact, their members do not recognize any authority in their area of ​​operation, so instead of mutual accusations, it would be more effective for Kabul and Islamabad to cooperate in the fight against these terrorists, which has not been done yet.

Moreover, On the eve of the start of the American-Israeli operation against Iran, Pakistan’s powerful airstrikes in the direction of the Afghan territory turned their conflictual relations into open interstate fighting, which continues with unceasing intensity.

Only on March 7, for example, Pakistan hit to the Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktia, Khost, Maidan-Wardak and Kunar. Thousands of people have already died on both sides. The account of daily losses is tens and hundreds.  More than 100 thousand people became refugees.

At the same time, Pakistan announced its willingness to protect Saudi Arabia from “Iranian attacks” in accordance with the mutual defense agreement between them. In general, everything is proceeding according to the project written out of the region.

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid called for a meeting of the UN Security Council to take action to stop what he called “Pakistan’s attack on Afghanistan”. Earlier, Mujahid criticized the Security Council, saying that it has lost credibility and, in his words, has become “a tool in the hands of Western countries.”

Unfortunately, due to US obstruction, the outcome of the new session of this international body as well it is easy to predict.

World experts are still wondering what is the main trigger for Trump’s military action against Iran anyway: his personal whims, which contradict the US president’s own statements and plans, or Israel’s influence.

There is no universal answer. The White House’s hopes for a Nobel Peace Prize appear to have been put on hold while the drums of war thunder.

As for Netanyahu’s influence, his own interests are a bit more modest than this global action that has begun, far beyond the borders of a single country. It is enough for the Prime Minister of Israel to “dust” Iran and postpone the trial in corruption cases. Therefore, apparently, Washington is right when they say that they pushed Israel to start an operation, and not the other way around.

If we look at the actions of the administration of the United States in a more global context, the motives of the current belligerent behavior of the Americans can be also other, in their opinion, valid reasons.  In particular, the steps taken by Trump under the guise of peace negotiations over the past year to take the main transport hubs of Eurasia under American control are noteworthy, a step he is extremely proud of.

In the Caucasus, for example, it has “locked the North-South corridor” in the area of ​​the hypothetical Zangezur (Syunik) corridor in an agreement with Armenia and Azerbaijan.։ According to that project, without too much modesty named after Trump on the international path of peace and prosperity (TPIPP – not to be confused with, you know what), the establishment of an American guard base with up to a thousand military personnel is also planned in this zone.

And on the East-West axis, within the framework of which China has already spent up to 0.5 trillion dollars to advance the “Belt and Road” route, Trump has reached the allocation of his key link in Central Asia under the name of “middle corridor”. The operator of the latter, in agreement with Kazakhstan and other countries of the region, should also become the USA. In other words, TRIPP should be vaccinated there as well.

From the point of view of the current leader of the United States, the deal is super. The products are foreign and the control is American. All of Eurasia is dependent without war. But the war was necessary, as recent events show. Of course, such raider invasions on a global scale could not be organized by those powers that have preserved national sovereignty, which are located along the two axes.

Iran, not giving up the already concluded North-South projects, has started looking for alternative routes, bypassing Azerbaijan. It is no coincidence that the latter, although it has officially declared non-interference in the war against Iran, in practice takes a rather hostile position towards Tehran. In particular, Russian-Iranian agreements were reached on the activation of navigation through the Caspian Sea, which, among other things, would ensure full loading of the Volga shipyards.

The connection of Iranian railways with similar lines in Turkmenistan should be completed soon. Through it, the North-South route will be launched along the eastern coast of the Caspian Sea.

More significant are the plans to connect Iran’s Chabahar port directly to Central Asia via the Afghan cities of Herat and Mazar-e-Sharif by rail. For the post-Soviet countries there, it will be the shortest and most profitable exit to the world markets. And why then do they need TRIPP, which is also viewed with suspicion by China and Russia, the region’s main economic partners?։

And Reza Pahlavi or another more capable henchman of Washington in Iran will certainly not give up, hence the obsessive desire to change the regime at any cost.

In this light, the role of Afghanistan takes on a unique role. Maintaining their tough position, the Taliban, with the help of Chinese investments, have started an unprecedented infrastructural transformation in the country. A new Kabul for 3 million people is being built, railways and highways, huge canals and much more.

like this In the coming days, the 300-kilometer Wakhan Corridor between Afghanistan and China should be opened, which is more modern and in many ways superior to the famous Karakoram Highway between China and Pakistan. In the future, it is planned to build a railway along the Wakhan Corridor with the Mazari-Sharif entrance. Thus, the main cargo transportation of the East-West route can go through new routes through Afghanistan and Iran, leaving aside the parts that are firmly saddled by the USA. And Kabul, from the last dead end of world communications, which lacks railways at all, has the opportunity to turn into almost the main transport intersection of Eurasia.

It is not for nothing that Trump continues to demand that he “return” the Baghram Air Base to America, and without it, allegedly, there will be no settlement with Afghanistan and no lifting of sanctions from them. But the answer is as old as this country. “Come on, take it.” With all the current recklessness of the US administration, it is impossible to imagine that someone will stick their nose in there again.

It seems that the intention to exclude Iran and Afghanistan for the Eurasian transport corridors is one of the main motivations for the current US military expansion against them.

Moreover, Pakistan was chosen as the main proxy in the Afghan direction, which, in addition to the old enmity with Kabul, also has geopolitical reasons.։

Islamabad is promoting its own corridor for Chinese goods to enter the world market through the Karakoram Highway and the Pakistani port of Gwadar, located one and a half kilometers from Iran’s Chebehar.

He would hardly have started his current operations against Afghanistan, which are disrupting Chinese projects in that country, if he did not have approval from Washington.

Beijing is in a difficult situation, which has to choose between these two states։

For now, he is playing a conciliatory role, not wanting to completely abandon the alliance with Pakistan, in which many Chinese resources are invested. However logic suggests that an Iran-Afghan option would be preferable in many ways to a pragmatic China։ It is more comprehensive, allowing to solve the problems of connecting the North-South and East-West corridors, it is less vulnerable to the intervention of the West.

In addition, Pakistan’s de facto solidarity with American military operations against Iran is unlikely to score it points in the eyes of the Chinese.

The opposition, as well as the press, warn the authorities in Islamabad about the danger of serving western interests for the country. Thus, during the briefing, Farooq Sattar, the leader of the parliamentary faction of the “Movement for Justice” party of the ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan declared. “as a result of a well-planned conspiracy, other Muslim countries are also drawn into the war without any reason.” Islamic League MP Ali Muhammad Khan condemned the attack on Iran and, referring to Trump, asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharaf: “Can a man who killed a great Muslim leader be a supporter of peace?”

Islamabad Daily Post writes that Washington and Tel Aviv are tempted to take advantage of Iran’s imaginary weakness, but regional realities have not disappeared anywhere. Prolonged crises narrow the range of allies and increase costs, reducing leverage. Pakistan’s strategic analysts “understand that an alliance with a superpower can quickly turn against the country if policies change depending on election cycles.”

They believe that “Pakistan, for its part, should not give in to the temptation of tactical victories in Afghanistan.” Alleged complicity in attempts to overthrow the regime in Kabul can lead to cross-border violence, refugee flows, and diplomatic isolation from neighbors. However, a complete refusal to cooperate with them will be expensive for Pakistan, whose economy is still dependent on external factors.

As for Trump’s role in the interregional crisis, it is a common practice for him. “nothing personal, just business with a little bloodshed”, because without “boxing”, the US economy, despite all the courage, can no longer withstand the usual competition. The American lion will obviously hit more than one pot with his tail swing during the fade, but will he be able to stick at least one?

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Translation by Zhanna Avetisyan

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Political scientist Vazgen Hovhannisyan is of the opinion that a regional war could have disastrous consequences for Armenia.

“A terrible catastrophic situation has been created for Armenia, because it is clear that attacks are being made on a bordering country that is not hostile to Armenia. I don’t want to talk about that, but about the fact that the behavior model of Turkey and Azerbaijan after the war shows that they are trying to take advantage of the created situation. There are naive estimates that Aliyev will try to attack Iran. he will not do such a thing, because Ilham Aliyev is quite a rational figure.

It seems to me that the military movement was primarily determined by taking advantage of the opportunity, and in the case of possible scenarios, the weakest victim will be the Republic of Armenia.” 168TV “Review” he said during the program, noting that in the case of very bad developments in Iran, Aliyev can subject to military occupation the very area he considers the “Zangezur Corridor”.

“This is a possible scenario. we are not ready for that scenario, because our Foreign Intelligence Service, created by Pashinyan, in its latest report, in connection with the elections, is again a “hybrid war”, some people are directing, etc.

Do you understand that in this case of a threat to national security, the Foreign Intelligence Service is reporting things that are contrary to logic, assumptions without being based on facts, and the primary security problem is that the existence of your state can be called into question very much, because a serious military conflict is taking place in the region, and the countries that are a serious threat to your security, Azerbaijan and Turkey, are carrying out military operations, to which they have no answer, he emphasized.

According to the political scientist, it can be assumed from the report of the Foreign Intelligence Service that the processes taking place in Nikol Pashinyan’s regime are not so interesting. “For example, if Azerbaijan imposes military arrest, who will prevent it?”

Regarding the government’s propaganda that the implementation of TRIPP will guarantee the existence of RA, Vazgen Hovhannisyan noted that it will actually increase the challenges.

“Azerbaijan receives the Zangezur Corridor, whoever wants to explain it.” Azerbaijan says that it has received the “Zangezur Corridor”, that is, we see the principled approach of the stronger side to this issue and cannot adequately resist it.

And the direct rejection of that project, without clear balancing, is just a minefield, that is, we have already agreed that Azerbaijan should have a way, you refuse, Azerbaijan can take it by military means. In other words, can you imagine what kind of situation this current regime led by Nikol Pashinyan has created? created an explosive situation. If you refuse, you will be attacked, if you don’t refuse, they will absorb you little by little.”

Details in the 168TV video

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Published on March 3, “Baku’s dangerous games and hybrid plans. Tips for Pashinyan before the elections” in the article we wrote on the eve of the Armenian elections, Baku considers possible deadly actions by the “5th Column” in Armenia.

And here on March 10, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Armenia issued a statement regarding the pressures applied to RA citizens in other countries and interference in the upcoming election processes.

“The foreign intelligence service receives intelligence information that acting on behalf of the special services of the given country in another country, various actors are trying to put pressure on Armenians and people who are RA citizens and are engaged in economic activities in the given country, pushing them to carry out actions to support some political forces that have applied for participation in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Armenia, which include, but are not limited to, financial and organizational support actions by the mentioned businessmen to the given political forces”. 

The department headed by Kristine Grigoryan does not present facts, does not elaborate on which country it is about, and, apart from the actions mentioned in the announcement, what other steps are taken when it is said that:are not limited to the actions of financial and organizational support by the mentioned businessmen to the given political forces”. 

It should be noted that the police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs submitted a report to the Investigative Committee, where the report is in the process of being studied, regarding the information about pressures on RA citizens in other countries and interference in electoral processes.

And this pre-election warning of the Foreign Intelligence Service is not surprising at all, if we take into account the 2025 and 2026 elections. of reports key points in the context of hybrid pressures.

By the way, deviating a little from the topic, let us remind you that during the NA-Government question-and-answer session in the spring of 2024, Nikol Pashinyan stated: “2020 Our allies did not participate in the preparations for the 44-day war. And I know at least 2 CSTO countries that participated in preparations for war against us.”

168.amimmediately had written that Pashinyan meant Russia and Belarus, today Pashinyan remembers these countries mainly in the domestic political dimension, emphasizing the foreign political connections of specific candidates who applied for participation in the National Assembly elections.

And during the period of the above-mentioned statement, the journalists tried to get clarification from the head of the RA Foreign Intelligence Service, Kristine Grigoryan, whether it was a purely political statement or whether there is operational data on CSTO 2 countries. Grigoryan, however, refused to give any comments, saying. “The RA Prime Minister made a statement, and I cannot make any comments.”

Then he added that there are many threats to RA sovereignty, which come from several countries, without giving specific names.

“Reforms are being carried out in the RA security sector to neutralize those dangers. The priorities of our activity determined the directions of the external threats, as well as the important intelligence information for the development of the state, which the service should collect, and they are aimed at neutralizing the external threats of the republic, which come from different countries and different phenomena. And our intelligence and analysis is aimed at ensuring that policy decisions are based on solid informationChristine Grigoryan noted, adding that the external security challenges in all countries have both internal and external actors, and Armenia is no exception.

In this context, let’s add that last year was put into circulation The initiative to make amendments and additions to the Law “On National Security Bodies”, which, in particular, proposed:

– To fix the function of conducting foreign counter-intelligence activities by national security bodies,

– as a basis for implementation of counter-intelligence activities by national security agencies define the need to ensure state security in the bodies of the diplomatic service of the Republic of Armenia in foreign countries,

– to reserve the authority to define the order of cooperation of intelligence and counter-intelligence bodies to the RA Prime Minister,

– establish the authority for national security bodies to obtain access from state and local self-government bodies, organizations to information systems and databases necessary for their activities, including in online format,

– revoked Legislation on intelligence units of the National Security Service.

It is not known in which specific countries and as a result of what the government decided to consider it necessary to ensure state security in the RA diplomatic service bodies in foreign countries. I wonder how solid the intelligence information of Kristine Grigoryan’s “office” is, that acting in another country on behalf of the special services of the given country, according to pre-election logic, various actors are trying to put pressure on Armenians and people who are citizens of the Republic of Armenia and are engaged in economic activities in the given country. Why not, who or where is the source of such information?

And as we wrote in our aforementioned article, does the Foreign Intelligence Service not consider Baku’s pre-election tips dangerous, moreover, is it aware that the representatives of the Azerbaijani “civil society” coming to Armenia cooperated very well and maybe still cooperate with the special services of the Aliyev regime? Or, has RA Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan ever thought that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who headed Turkey’s National Intelligence Service (MIT) during the 44-day war, is communicating with him as the person who headed the intelligence service?

Let’s return to the topic of elections. Information is circulating from official circles that a large flow of voters is expected from Russia before the elections, that “representatives of one of the political forces have started booking buses and minibuses, the law enforcement officers must stop them.” If an RA citizen, for example, went abroad to work, and returns even to vote, what if there is no coercion, or if it is not “premeditated”? But let’s leave this to time and experts.

Instead, let us recall that in July 2021, after the extraordinary parliamentary elections, Nikol Pashinyan announced that his “Civil Agreement” party received a mandate from the citizens of Armenia in the elections to open an era of peaceful development for Armenia and Artsakh.

At that time 168.amthe had written how is it possible to get a mandate to open an era of peaceful development of Artsakh from the RA citizens, when before the war Pashinyan has repeatedly stated that he does not have the mandate and authority to solve the Nagorno-Karabakh issue from Artsakh, because they do not participate in the RA elections, so he can only represent the Republic of Armenia.

Did the former residents of Kashatagh, Karvachar region, who were deprived of their homes during the war because of Nikol Pashinyan, elect Nikol Pashinyan and give him the right to decide their future again? Maybe some paperwork issues were resolved very quickly?

By the way, such information was circulated, did the RA authorities follow their footsteps, even if they were also in their favor?

It is also necessary to understand to what extent the settling of Artsakh residents in RA is or is not in the interests of the RA authorities.

Elections are about two months away, and many things will come to the surface, and the Foreign Intelligence Service should not forget about the prevention of foreign security threats in today’s conditions, and not limit itself to devoting some part of the report.

By the way, since Baku and Ankara have a special interest in the outcome of the NA elections, shouldn’t we also think about the possibilities of pre-election pressure from there? In other words, there should not be double standards regarding the qualification of foreign interference in RA internal affairs.

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168TVof “Trigger” the guest of the program It’s Arthur Khachikyan, Ph.D. in political science at Stanford University:

During the conversation, the main focus was on the current tension around Iran.

The strategic calculations of Israel and the USA, the possible consequences of their actions, the possible impeachment of Trump and changes in the world order were discussed.

A separate part of the conversation was about the risks of the Kurdish factor and the involvement of Azerbaijan in the conflict.

In addition, the issues of a possible humanitarian corridor between Azerbaijan and Nakhichevan through the territory of Armenia were touched upon, as well as the policy pursued by the Armenian authorities and its possible consequences for the national interests of the country were discussed.

The positioning of Russia and Turkey in the current geopolitical configuration and the impact of the ongoing processes on the regional security of the South Caucasus were also considered.

Hayk Derzyan

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“Pressing” in the program Satik Seyranyan the guest Public figure, former Governor of Vayots Dzor, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Minister, former RA Ambassador to Poland Edgar Ghazaryan is։

Today, Nikol Pashinyan announced an unprecedented news for the world and the Armenian people. “I don’t know if people like it or not, but it’s a fact that in the last month my Facebook and Instagram pages together have had 120 million views.”

In fact, according to Pashinyan, the Armenian people sleep and wake up wondering how many people have looked at their Facebook and Instagram pages…

 The main theses of the interview with Edgar Ghazaryan are below.

• Gluttony is a characteristic that characterizes a person negatively. All people eat bread, but few people draw, show it. It’s vulgar. Nikol Pashinyan and CP do it for propaganda purposes. It’s clear, isn’t it, that Alain Simonyan’s and Pashinyan’s eating kukuruz and perashki in the treacherous plot has that goal, as if it’s normal, we’re human like you… Alen, if you have the opportunity to close a 350,000 dram bill for a few people on the same day in one of the most expensive restaurants in Armenia, who are you deceiving by eating kukuruz and perashki? They deceive the public as if they are one of them, they are so simple that, for example, if they are thirsty, they can drink water from the stream. while the number of cars serving only Pashinyan is huge… Ramzan Kadyrov has such a convoy. And those people make fun of our society.

• Nikol Pashinyan’s eating an apple in Paris, which was placed to decorate the tables, worries me. I’m worried that the floral decoration of the hall might be eaten too… What is the take-all-you-see? Okay, you eat, you eat, what are you drawing and publishing? On the other side, in Moscow, do you remember, he published a picture of black legs, and then he sits and counts the likes.

• Which country’s leader slaps a map of his country on his fist, and comes back? Imagine if the president of China punches the map of China and comes out. There can be no such thing. What are you doing with that brooch? Why are you getting hurt, or is there no one? Say, you came in 2020, you were handing out a booklet in the form of an Armenian passport, with Armenia and Artsakh on it. Where is it? Or why have you come now that after 6 months half of Armenia will be gone?:

• I have never seen such an absurdity. During the 7 years of his rule, there have been 7 wars, he says: I came to bring peace… It was peaceful before them, only the April war happened, in which he participated in May, digging a hole… The May participants of the April war. I say, will it be possible to go with the same squad, sit in that hole, take shelter…

• The Criminal Code says that if you side with the enemy while performing your official duties, it is called high treason.

• Once in a while Pashinyan forgets that he has a microphone on him, starts fighting with people, throws his head, goes to bed… At that moment, when I see the bodyguard, I feel guilty. It’s a dog day. I’m about to say: do something, I’ll get out of this:

• Or, a munnat comes to Maralik and tells people: I gave 600 million money. did you give it out of your father’s pocket? You have made a debt, you have given it, you have added debts to the shoulders of the people, who are you going to blame… But when did you promise us that you will add debt to us? Can you make a list of the kindergartens and schools that you handed over to Aliyev, along with our 6 billion dollar weapons… The buildings built with the help of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund donors that you handed over to Azerbaijan, why don’t you say about them? By the way, the biggest donor of the Fund was Samvel Karapetyan. There was no school in Europe like Shushi’s number one school. He says: I am building houses. Have you counted how many furnished houses you handed over to the enemy?:

• Did you say Sashik was doing 50/50, did you bring something back? Parking cities, you said, is Sashikin’s, but even your KP Gaishnik MP Armen Khachatryan said it has nothing to do with him.

• If you look at their declarations, most of them bought a house in 2023. In other words, the people of Artsakh were deprived of their houses, they started buying houses in new buildings. Perhaps there is no such CP who does not have a house in a new building: They are civil servants, they write money for themselves, they live the life of a businessman. There is no such thing in the world, it cannot be. When a person chooses the path of being a civil servant, he should understand that he should not take advantage of many material goods. Alen Simonyan, is the money low? Go, start the “Sicily” mafia club. Who do you care about or your salary? The money is low.:

• 15-16 banking entities are already dollar billionaires, and the former chairman of the Central Bank is Nikol Pashinyan’s special ambassador. Go ahead, lower the bank interest rates, you promised people that in 2018…

• Armenia is the only country where the Human Rights Defender becomes the head of the power structure, and the head of the power structure is the HRD. Only the Deputy Prosecutor General in Armenia could become the HRD. By the way, Kristinne Grigoryan, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, was elected as MP after Arman Tatoyan, served for 11 months, got a good job offer and left the post of MP… 3 days after the catastrophic fire at the military accommodation in Azat village.:

• Yesterday, Minister of Internal Affairs Arpine Sargsyan, Chief of Police Kamo Tsutsulyan were hosted at the American Embassy and were awarded with certificates of appreciation. Now imagine if the same people went to the Embassy of Belarus and received the same letters of thanks, what would happen? Our Minister of Justice Srbuhi Galyan was hosted by the US State Department with the funding of the US government immediately after his appointment. An official of Armenia goes on a business trip at the expense of another state. The Americans gave the money, bought the ticket, took it away, kept it as a reward for the time they worked as a deputy prosecutor.

• Daniel Ioannisyan’s organization is financed from outside sources. What they are talking about foreign funding, does it refer to him, Arman Babajanyan? Daniel Ioannisyan, are there any RA citizens among the donors of your organization? Or that you are holding a meeting, you are an organization, right? Can you show us a general photo, let’s see how many people you are, you barely use drones to photograph the rallies of Edgar Ghazaryan and others…

• Samvel Karapetyan, sitting at home, defeats Nikol, sees that there is no money, instructs Kristinne Grigoryan to write, and it is even more uncertain that there are reliable reports that foreign-funded forces are preparing to bring people to Armenia to vote. When I read that statement, it was so bad that I didn’t think that Samvel Karapetyan was being financed from Russia, but I thought that KP was being financed from Azerbaijan.:

• It is the constitutional right of any person to come and participate in elections in Armenia, if he is a citizen of Armenia. In other words, in Kristinne Grigoryan’s opinion, does the RA citizen have no rights? This is a dishonest method, they try to neutralize the main competitor in this way. If you are worried that an Armenian by nationality, a citizen of Armenia is coming to Armenia, why, as the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service, are you not worried that Azerbaijanis by nationality are coming to Armenia, making videos, and calling the localities of Armenia with Azerbaijani names?…

• Or the organization of Areg Kochinyan, which has already brought 2 groups of Azerbaijanis to Armenia, doesn’t Kristinne Grigoryan care about where it is financed, who are they? As it turns out, it is a concern. How is it that all the supporters of bringing Azerbaijanis to Armenia are financed by the West? They named it the political society of Azerbaijan… There may be a Caucasian mouflo in Azerbaijan, but there is no political society and there cannot be.

• Since nothing is normal for them, personal relationships are not normal either. That’s why I don’t know what lies beneath their divorce. My version is that Nicole was afraid of Anna. He was the only person with whom Nikol Pashinyan communicated without a bodyguard. Or there are many empty private houses in the government summer houses, the mother of her children said, let her go and live somewhere.

• I want to remind you that the best time to abandon Nikol Pashinyan without elections is now. 29 deputies of the CP from the current composition will not be in the other NA. And for the impeachment to be successful, 21 CP votes are missing. Every CP member knows what will happen to him if he is not a member of parliament. Each of them should understand that he has 3 months left to get rid of Nikol Pashinyan, because, for example, if I understand that Hayk Sargsyan is going to be arrested, he definitely understands it. I believe that the announcement of the RPA Executive Body about the impeachment agenda should be the main issue of the political agenda.:

• If we get to the elections, in order to succeed, there must be consolidation, two large opposition blocs must be formed, so that, for example, on June 6, if they cancel “Strong Armenia” from participating in the elections, it will not be a surprise. Samvel Karapetyan’s rating, in addition to his personality, unprecedented success in his field, and his activities, is also determined by his oppositional position.

Details in the video.

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