At the moment, a search is underway in the apartment of Yervand Bozoyan, a political scientist, a member of the board of the “Mother Armenia” movement and the party of the same name. Manuk Sukiasyan wrote about this.

At 10:00 Yervand Bozoyan was summoned to the investigative department of Ajapnyak and Davtashen administrative districts for questioning.

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By the decision of Judge Vardkes Sargsyan, the prison term of political prisoner Armen Ashotyan was extended by 1 month.

Lawyer Ruben Melikyan

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“Zhoghovurd” daily writes:

“Against the background of economic pressures and restrictions from the Russian side that have been ongoing for almost two months now, the issue of natural gas supplied to Armenia continues to be on the agenda. All the more so after warnings were sounded from the Russian side that in case of certain developments even the complete cessation of gas supply to Armenia is not ruled out.

Yesterday, during a meeting with the President of the EU European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, Nikol Pashinyan announced that. “In the context of the blockade, along with the promotion of transport connectivity, I also emphasize the expansion of energy connectivity, including the construction of power transmission lines and connectors with neighboring Turkey and Azerbaijan, which can contribute to both energy security and the green transition.”

In this tense situation, “Zhoghovurd” daily learned that the RA government has decided to start inspections at “Gazprom Armenia” CJSC. In particular, the Public Services Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia (PSRC) monitors the company.

“Zhoghovurd” daily turned to the PSC to find out the purpose of the inspections, whether they have anything to do with the current situation, and what stage the works are at.

In response to the inquiry of “Zhoghovurd” daily newspaper, the PSC reported. “In the period from June 19 to July 2 of this year, the working groups of the PSC in various branches of “Gazprom Armenia” CJSC are carrying out annual monitoring, approved by the work program of the PSC, regarding the quality of service of indoor gas safety systems.”

Thus, in the PSC, they emphasize that the implemented works are programmatic annual monitoring and refer to the assessment of the quality of service of indoor gas safety systems. Nevertheless, conducting inspections in the period when the economic tension in Russian-Armenian relations continues to deepen, and worrying statements are being made about the gas supply, is very remarkable.”

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Von der Leyen announced in Yerevan that the EU is ready to support Armenia in case of possible problems related to gas supplies.

The President of the European Commission referred to the rich experience of solving similar problems in Moldova and Ukraine.

Not a bad series, of course.

Moldova, a country that is ready to become part of another state under the name of European integration.
Ukraine, a state stuck in a long war with huge human, territorial and economic losses.

This is not even candy with which they are trying to tempt Armenia. This is a bitter pill. Here, swallow it. As “success stories” for Armenia, states that are themselves in severe crises are presented.

I have a few questions regarding possible support from Brussels. Rhetorical.
1. How long can this support be provided? Short-term subsidies, allocation of grants for solving current problems, maybe not bad. However, it is unlikely that they will solve the issue of ensuring energy security at the systemic level.

2. According to von der Leyen, the EU will also support Armenia in the field of renewable energy. This, of course, is positive, but it is not enough for stable energy supply. RE plants, unlike CHPs and NPPs, have a low installed capacity utilization factor. If it were possible to ensure energy security through RE development, many European countries would not maintain gas generation and would not return to nuclear energy.

3. How to deal with the Armenian gas transport system, which, by the way, is not actually entirely Armenian. A change of ownership? It is unlikely that Brussels means such radical steps by support. Therefore, regardless of the support, the 100% ownership of GTR of Armenia to “Gazprom” remains an important, if not a key factor in the energy reality of the republic.

4. How is geography in the European Commission? Next to Moldova is Romania as a “metropolis” that supplies it with natural gas. Ukraine receives gas in reverse flows, also from Europe. In other words, the EU’s energy support to Moldova and Ukraine has clear geographical bases.
In the case of Armenia, the alternatives are very limited. It is noteworthy that Von der Leyen arrived in Yerevan immediately after his visit to Baku.

Energy security expert Vahe Davtyan

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In the days following the elections, I spent most of my time at the construction site of the statue of Christ. This was an opportunity to somehow break away from the existing reality and look at the problems more broadly.

I did not want to talk about the unprecedented attacks against me and my team and the unimaginable injustice that is happening to us. All that is done very well by my teammates and our brilliant lawyers. I thank the public, political and public circles for their sincere support and pursuit of the truth.

Instead, I want to talk about a question that everyone asks each other. Why does the situation in Armenia not calm down even after the elections, and when will there be changes for the better in Armenia?

I want to answer these important questions with a question. Why was it not possible in Armenia to achieve that the election campaigns were programmatic, without hostility, without threats and hatred? Wasn’t 8 years enough to create such an atmosphere in the country? Has such a problem been raised?

I strongly believe that real good changes in Armenia are possible when we finally understand that we are all in the same boat. Position, mandate, individual narrow interest are meaningless if our common ship crashes.

They said about me that I entered the electoral process to save my property. In fact, it is completely the opposite. I have given up a quiet, carefree life for myself, with only one goal in mind: to help my country. I could, like many others, pull aside and think only about my possessions. But I am not that person. when I see that my country is facing serious problems, I can’t say that I don’t care, it doesn’t concern me.
The source of our greatest problems is indifference, which comes from not knowing and feeling deeply the idea of ​​a common home, common problems.

This thinking implies mutual respect, the ability to listen to each other, the ability to share the joy and pain of the other, and the perception of one and only homeland. Unfortunately, we don’t have that now.

If Armenia faces serious difficulties and serious challenges (and we are going in that direction now), then everyone will suffer. There will be no winners, losses will be for all of us.

I have built my public activity of the last period with an emphasis on the idea of ​​internal solidarity. This is the cornerstone on which our post-war recovery must be built. Unfortunately, instead of internal solidarity, as a result of these elections, evil, tension and division of the people deepened.

Our country has very serious problems, in the near future we will have to make difficult decisions and find unique correct solutions. But I am not sure that we realize this. Our people are divided into camps, our capable personnel, specialists, figures with experience and knowledge do not have any chance to influence the decisions. Simply put, they are ignored because they are not “their own”. We look at the diaspora as a stranger, and the internal opponents as an enemy. Where are we going with this atmosphere?

I am simply amazed by our ideas about the economy. We have reached the point where we are even dividing the economy between pro-Russian and pro-Western. This is not normal. Do you know what is happening in the Russian market now? The place of Armenian products is quickly taken by Azerbaijani products.
And while we are engaged in self-deception, the real economy may collapse. Our real peasant may be on the brink of poverty, our real businessman may go bankrupt, our real budget may have serious problems, real branches of the economy may simply disappear.
How could such a thing be allowed?

I ask and unfortunately I know the answer. We were able to allow all this precisely because we do not have the feeling of a united country, united problems. The statue I built and Noah’s Ark, apart from the economic benefits to our country, also have a much more important symbolic meaning of unity, common goals and a common future.

PAP Chairman Gagik Tsarukyan

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The United Nations has published a report in which Armenia seems to have recorded progress in terms of the indicator of sustainable development and surpasses even Georgia and Azerbaijan. I don’t know what the picture is like in Georgia and Azerbaijan, on the real ground, but it is possible to talk about sustainable development in Armenia only by UN “standards”, but not by the picture on the ground.

In any case, in a country making progress in the matter of sustainable development, foreign investment interest in that country should be reflected, for example. In the case of Armenia, by the way, in contrast to Georgia and Azerbaijan, the almost complete lack of interest of foreign investors is reflected.

Meanwhile, as I have said many times, one of the most sensitive indicators of the state’s sustainable development is exactly what the practical manifestation of investment attractiveness is like, rather than a variety of report-standards.

Because it is also understandable what is the motive of those international reports. Basically, what motivated the international actors to express their direct support to Nikol Pashinyan in the election of the parliament, actually clearly interfering in the internal affairs of Armenia.

Those international reports are, in fact, one of the encouragements that we also hear from the lips of EU officials, and whose price is to accept Azerbaijan’s conditions as soon as possible and implement geopolitically equivalent schemes.

Political analyst Hakob Badalyan

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