The criminal proceedings initiated in the anti-corruption committee proved that the person who held the position of the director of “Surb Astvamayr” medical center in 2001-2020, using the official powers and the influence caused by them, during the period of his office with the help of the employees of the medical center and a number of other persons, committed theft of particularly large amounts of property entrusted to him, as well as for profit and based on other personal motivations. fake. The Anti-Corruption Committee informs about this.

“Particularly, during the preliminary investigation, it was found that the above-mentioned official formally accepted the persons related to him to work at the medical center, but, in the conditions of the latter’s non-attendance at work, with the help of the officials of the medical center, he circulated false documents regarding attendance at work, on the basis of which the mentioned persons received salaries. As a result, about 30 million Armenian drams were caused to “Surb Astvatmayr” Medical Center.

For committing the above-mentioned criminal acts, the former director of the medical center was charged with Article 179, Part 3, Clause 1 (Part 3) of the former Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (corresponds to Article 256, Part 3, Clause 3 of the current Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia), Articles 2 and 3, Part 2, Article 256 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (Part 2, Clause 2) and the former Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia According to part 1 of Article 314 (section 5) (corresponds to part 1 of Article 445 of the current RA Criminal Code).

During the preliminary investigation, the former director of the medical center accepted the accusation presented to him and fully recovered the damage of around 30 million AMD caused by the crime. The preliminary investigation regarding him and 8 other persons has been completed. The materials of the proceedings were handed over to the supervising prosecutor with the indictment, with the request to approve it and send it to the court,” the message says.

Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the RA Criminal Procedure Code by a legally binding court verdict.

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TRIPP will be under EAEU regulations, currently RA is a member of EAEU. Deputy Foreign Minister Mnatsakan Safaryan said this in a conversation with journalists.

“The EAEU customs regulations are carried out by our customs bodies, so we don’t see a question there. At the moment, TRIPP is implemented in the Republic of Armenia-United States of America format, an agreement has been signed, I would not like to say something about the future, I think it is not worth it,” Safaryan said.

To the question of whether there will be a question of joint work with Russia or the creation of bases, Safaryan answered that there is no question at this stage.

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On July 1, the Deputy Speaker of the RA National Assembly Ruben Rubinyan received the delegation led by Johannes Folkman, Chairman of the GDR Bundestag Crisis Prevention, Strategic Forecasting, Stabilization and Peace Promotion Subcommittee, Member of the Foreign Relations Committee.

Welcoming the guests, Ruben Rubinyan emphasized Armenia’s desire to deepen relations with the EU and in that context highly valued Armenia-Germany cooperation.

The Vice President of the National Assembly answered the questions of the members of the delegation, referring to the results of the parliamentary elections and further work and plans.

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RA NA MP Vahagn Aleksanyan proposes to make an amendment to the RA Criminal Code and establish criminal liability in the cases of refusal or evasion of a health condition examination or examination by a citizen during the criminal proceedings initiated for evasion of mandatory military or alternative service or conscription or training camp, as well as refusal to give a sample for examination within the framework of the prescribed examination or examination. A sentence of one to three years in prison is recommended.

The author of the legislative initiative stated that there is a need to resolve the existing problem legislatively regarding the cases when the citizen was exempted or postponed from the relevant military draft or training camp on the basis of false medical documents regarding the health condition and refuses to undergo additional examination and expertise or to give a sample for examination in order not to reveal this circumstance. The proposed legislative solution will contribute to the reduction of the cases of dismissal or postponement of compulsory military service on false grounds, as well as provide an opportunity to give a fair criminal assessment to such former actions of persons who have not completed military service on false grounds.

Armen Khachatryan, the deputy chairman of the commission, attached importance to the proposed regulation.

The Government presented proposals on the draft law. They will be discussed between the first and second reading.

The commission voted in favor of the draft law. It will be discussed in the extraordinary session of the National Assembly to be convened in the near future, in a 24-hour mode.

The issue was discussed at the special session of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Issues on July 1.

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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a telephone conversation with the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin.

The interlocutors discussed agenda issues of Armenia-Russia interaction, which related to trade-economic, scientific-technological and cultural-humanitarian spheres.

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On July 1, at the meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) Mesrop Mesropyan, a corresponding decision was made, as a result of which the natural gas tariffs for residents-subscribers in Armenia will not change. This is reported by the PSC.

Based on the requirements of the methodology for calculating regulated tariffs in the gas supply system, as a result of all the positive and negative factors affecting the tariffs, within the framework of the tariff revision process initiated by the commission, the tariffs for natural gas transportation, distribution and gas supply system operator services were revised, which will not affect the residents’ fees.

Thus, natural gas tariffs for residents-subscribers will remain unchanged. The decision will enter into force on August 1, 2026.

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In the Republic of Armenia, there is no clear legal regulation that would establish that the national flag of the Republic of Armenia must be placed at the entrances of all settlements. In practice, state flags are placed in some communities by community initiative, but there is no unified approach and mandatory requirement. This was stated by Alkhas Ghazaryan, deputy of the “Civil Contract” faction, during the special session of the NA Standing Committee on State-Legal Affairs, held on July 1, presenting the first reading of the “Republic of Armenia” co-authored by him and NA Speaker Alen Simonyan to the commissioners. the draft law on amendments to the law on the flag.

The MPs were interested in the general order of using the state flag, the choice of the place of installation of the flag in settlements. The keynote speaker gave comprehensive answers to the questions.

Anush Kloyan, a member of the Standing Committee on State and Legal Affairs, made a related report. The MP positively assessed the draft law.

The positive position of the government was presented by Arnak Avetisyan, Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures. The Deputy Minister informed that the proposals of the Government were accepted by the co-authors of the project.

The commission gave a positive conclusion to the amended version of the draft law.

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The Standing Committee on Foreign Relations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia issued a positive opinion on the draft law “On ratifying the agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the mutual provision of land for the construction of the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Armenia in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the diplomatic missions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of Armenia”.

The agreement was signed on November 21, 2025. According to the document, the Armenian side provides the Kazakh side with the use of a 0.33 ha plot of land in Tsovakal Isakov Ave., free of buildings and transit communication routes, for a period of 49 years, for the construction of the buildings and facilities of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the expense of the Kazakh side. The amount of land rent is one dram per year.

The Kazakh side grants the Armenian side the use of the city of Astana for a period of 49 years. A plot of land with a total area of ​​0.33 ha, free from buildings and transit communication routes located on Arganat Street, for the purpose of construction of the buildings and structures of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia at the expense of the Armenian side. The amount of land rent is one tenge per year.

The mentioned agreement will contribute to the deepening of Armenia-Kazakhstan bilateral political dialogue and practical cooperation, as well as to increase the effectiveness of diplomatic missions. It ensures reciprocity, equal conditions and a harmonious approach, clearly regulating the rights and responsibilities of the parties, clarifying the purposes of using land plots.

The ratification of the agreement will help to expand the diplomatic presence between the two countries and ensure more favorable conditions.

The ongoing mutual land allocations will provide an opportunity for both sides to ensure the necessary conditions for the location of diplomatic missions, the construction and operation of buildings.

The draft of the law was submitted for consideration by RA Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mnatsakan Safaryan at the special session of the commission on July 1.

The issue will be discussed at the special session of the National Assembly to be convened on July 2.

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The upcoming plans for digitalization of city-building processes were discussed in the urban planning committee. The chairman of the Information Systems Regulation Commission Nerses Yeritsyan, representatives of the Information Systems Agency of Armenia and “EKENG” CJSC, as well as experts of the “Armenian Cultural and Scientific Society” Foundation (ASOF), which brings together scientists from Armenia and the Diaspora, were invited to the meeting led by the chairman of the committee Yeghiazar Vardanyan.

Yeghiazar Vardanyan noted that the digitization of the urban planning sector has already started in several directions. “In the future, our priority will be to raise the bar of technical control of construction quality using digital solutions. For this purpose, with the support of the Information Systems Agency of Armenia, we have studied the international experience and are discussing the options to implement the digital systems successfully operating abroad in Armenia as well,” said the chairman of the committee, adding that the prototype system can first be used in state school building programs.

Issues related to cooperating with experts in the field of urban planning, preparing the professional community for the use of electronic systems were also discussed, highlighting the change in the working style of specialists in addition to the introduction of digital tools.

At the meeting, reference was made to the preparation of complex examination on the digital platform and the launch of the change in purpose of land plots. The work of introducing the system of rating and reporting of companies in the field of urban development was also discussed. In addition, the possibility of using artificial intelligence tools during the project examination phase was considered.

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The investigative body submitted a motion to extend the prison term of political prisoner Armen Ashotyan by two months. Lawyer Ruben Melikyan wrote about this.

“The petition will be examined in the Anti-Corruption Court tomorrow, July 2, at 18:30.

Let me remind you that Ashotyan was taken into custody on June 5, and the court imposed a one-month prison sentence on him.

Taking into account the 777-day detention in the previous case, Armen Ashotyan’s imprisonment under the current regime lasts more than 800 days in total,” he wrote.

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