The General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan satisfied the petition of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia. wanted person A.Z., who is accused of participating in a criminal organization, committing 19 million drams of computer theft and money laundering, was handed over to the competent authorities of Armenia. This is reported by the Prosecutor’s Office.

On the instructions of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office, the police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs ensured the transfer of A.Z. to Yerevan.

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Armenia is moving towards crucial parliamentary elections on June 7, and their importance cannot be overstated.

There is a sense of fatigue, frustration, and discontent across the country as a result of eight years of national upheaval, loss, all kinds of failure, and uncertainty about the future.

At the same time, these elections are taking place in a new political environment, where a number of serious and reliable opposition political blocs have already formed, which stand out for their programs, experience and management ability. Separately or together, these alliances can provide a clear parliamentary majority.

In any case, under the conditions of this reality, the goal of the opposition and the Armenian society should not be only to prevent Pashinyan from getting a simple majority, but also to prevent his party from even passing the minimum threshold to enter the parliament.

Ultimately, these elections are about turning the real sentiments of the Armenian society into a clear political outcome. The conditions are there: a disaffected electorate, a disappointed, discouraged and humiliated society, reliable and prospective peace and development programs, as well as a general awareness that the current course is unacceptable.

If the collective opposition and the voters act with clarity and purpose, the result can be not only a simple change of power, but also a radical and complete political restructuring.

Indeed, there is a great opportunity not only to change the government, but also to close once and for all and erase from memory a phase that is already considered the most difficult and humiliating time of the country, and open a new one based on dignity, responsibility, capacity and national recovery.

Former RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan

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The main mission of the leadership in the coming weeks is to explain, not to promise. These are not ordinary elections, with their importance and also anomalies.

You can promise the nicest things, but it won’t work anymore. All professional polls give almost the same answers, and almost all of them have serious gaps.

The collective public mind is in the realm of subconscious risk perception, guilt, and action.
 
Consequences of wrong steps
 
Let’s talk with examples. Against the background of the deliberately created toxic pro-Russian-pro-Western divide, worries about leaving the EAEU or economic confrontation with Russia are intensifying.
 
The task of the leadership is to patiently and competently explain in which case there will be economic sanctions, their cause and effect relationship, what manifestations they will have, what consequences they will have on the state’s economy and every family. How to avoid it. The simple answer to these simple questions is an open dialogue with one’s own people. This is the honest one.
 
You have to explain to your own people, to the farmer who grows fruits and vegetables, to the exporter of agricultural products, to the seller, to our hard-living peasants, that their source of income may be closed in one day due to the mistakes of those placed in Yerevan’s cabinets. People generally do not understand, do not imagine, do not believe this.

Our peasants have no idea that if we are unprepared for the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, then Turkish agricultural products will flow like lava into the country at half the price, and the consequences for our agriculture can be very severe.

Preparing all sectors of the country for the opening of the borders is a serious issue of economic security, and ensuring this is the responsibility of those sitting in Yerevan’s cabinets, which they either turn a blind eye to, or solve another problem. We should talk openly about these issues.
 
To close the door to war
 
The next example. the main thesis of the authorities is: Peace (us) and war (everyone else). 
 
In front of this ugly false thesis, the wording “Guaranteed Peace” suddenly appeared. This became the unifying phrase of the opposition, which everyone says, regardless of their competitive moods.
 
Now we need to patiently and intensively explain the essence of “guaranteed peace”. Our old and new leadership have not talked to their own people for a long time and do not have a good idea of ​​people’s real concerns and thinking.

People think, discuss with each other, listen to all the smart-stupid thoughts that appear in the media, people are concerned about the fate of the country and their families.

People are universally in need of speech. Do not try to deceive or promise worldly goods.
 
The right thing is to honestly and patiently explain to people that in the near future, Aliyev will make new demands: change of the constitution, “return” of Azerbaijanis, “reconciliation” of the occupation of Sevan, etc. Today’s relatively calm situation will not last long. Aliyev will intensify and set his demands. “Guaranteed peace” is to prevent this, to properly manage today’s “no war” situation, so that there is no escalation, no new demands are made, and the door to war is closed.
 
Thus, one should speak calmly, respectfully and honestly with one’s own people. The conversation will not be easy. there will be phases of nervousness, despair, and hurt, but this is the only right way.
 
Vahe Hovhannisyan
Alternative projects group

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20 representatives of Armenian civil society arrived in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani media reports.

“From April 10 to 12, 2026, the next bilateral round table discussion with representatives of the civil society of Azerbaijan and Armenia will take place in Azerbaijan within the framework of the “Bridge of Peace” initiative.

The “Bridge of Peace” initiative continues to promote dialogue and direct interaction between civil society representatives of Azerbaijan and Armenia.

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According to the weekly analysis of cases with acute respiratory infections hospitalized in “Heratsi” hospital complexes No. 1 and “Muratsan” and Michael Institute of Surgery, during the 14th week of 2026 (30.03.2026-05.04.2026) the number of new cases with severe acute respiratory infections (SRI) was 93, which is 14% has increased compared to the cases of the previous week.

According to “Heratsi” analysis, the new cases with TSSV made up 8.5% of the total hospitalized compared to 7.4% of the previous week. It should be noted that the cases were distributed in 3 age groups. 42% among 0-4 year olds, 56% among 5-14 year olds and 2% in 30-64 age group. Of the total cases, 4 were hospitalized in the intensive care unit, 3 of which were in the 0-4 age group.

During the mentioned period, the number of new cases of STD examined for influenza was 5. No cases of death were recorded among those hospitalized with STD.

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Iveta Tonoyan presented the main messages of the PAP congress and Gagik Tsarukyan.

Guaranteed peace is to close the door of war once and for all, so that people can plan their peaceful life in their homeland.

The guaranteed peace is that no one says that there will be a war in September, or that there will be a war if one or another demand is not fulfilled. It is not peace, it is living under blackmail.

In the prosperous Armenia we imagine, first of all, the supremacy of justice is the opportunity to have a just country and people to live normally.

Our proposed Armenia should be an Armenia of mutual respect, listening to each other, giving in, and tolerant.

In our proposed Armenia, there are no false divisions: pro-Western, pro-Russian, because that division is beneficial only to our enemies.

Our proposed Armenia is the Armenia of scientific-educational-cultural renaissance. The science-culture that once made the whole world respect us, but today it is impoverished.

The Armenia we offer is a well-lived, prosperous village that gives crops and benefits, not one huddled under loans and problems.

Our proposed Armenia is our pensioners living with a decent pension, who have put their lives on the line for the establishment of our country.

The Armenia we offer is our small and medium business working in a fair environment, which builds the country.

The Armenia we offer is our brilliant youth who will stand up for our country.

Our proposed Armenia is our women, our mothers, our sisters. The best women in the world, who keep both the country and the hearth, and are the most charming.

Armenia has all the opportunities to quickly go on the path of post-war recovery, national revival, and become a modern state. With internal solidarity and the joint work of all competent forces and individuals, this will become a reality.
We will defeat poverty.

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The Middle East Studies Association of North America, MESA, sent a letter to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Edita Gzoyan as the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute and guaranteeing the institute’s academic integrity.

The association emphasizes that Gzoyan played a key leading role in promoting new scientific works on the Armenian Genocide, modernizing the museum and integrating young Armenian scientists into the world community of Genocide scholars, and his scientific works were published in leading European and American periodicals.

The association’s open letter also refers to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s press conference on March 12, during which he stated that he was the one who demanded Gzoyan’s resignation because, according to him, US Vice President JD Vance gave a “provocative” book about Artsakh.

“You bypassed the established procedure and appointed one of your staff members to the position of director, and replaced the members of the independent board of trustees with political allies. We understand that Armenia is in a difficult and difficult situation, striving to end the multi-year conflict with Azerbaijan and reach a normalization of relations. However, the erasure of historical memory cannot be conditioned by short-term political needs,” the association’s letter states.

The letter emphasizes that one of the goals of establishing the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute was to counter the denial of the Armenian Genocide. They urge the RA government to correct the unjust interference in scientific independence and to restore the confidence of the international academic community not only in HCTI, but also in Armenia’s commitment to academic freedom and fundamental human rights.

Copies of the letters were also sent to RA KGSMS Minister Zhanna Andreasyan, RA Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan, Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Michael O’Flaherty, International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS).

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On April 10, at 11:51, the Ministry of Internal Affairs 112 operational management center was alerted that cars had overturned near Aghin settlement in Shirak marz, and there were children inside. This is reported by the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

One combat unit from the fire-rescue squad of the Regional Rescue Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs went to the scene.

It was found that BMW and Opel cars collided. Five citizens died and three children were taken to the medical center.

The rescuers cut off the power to the cars and brought the bodies closer to the car carrying the bodies.

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On April 8, representatives of the Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia made an unannounced monitoring visit to Merdzavan Secondary School in Armavir Marz, RA.

The press release of the HRD office states that during the visit, the building, sanitary and hygienic conditions of the school were studied, as well as the relations between the pedagogical staff and students, the state of protection of their rights and interests.

Improvement of building conditions, ensuring the rights of students, including the full and unhindered realization of the right to education of people with special educational needs and disabilities, problems between the pedagogical staff, management and students and other issues were discussed with the school administration.

The representatives of the defender’s office got acquainted with the processes of organizing the educational process, had private conversations with the students, during which the problems related to the effective realization of the right to education were discussed.

The defender’s representatives recorded a number of problems, some of which are systemic and require an urgent solution.

In particular, the building attached to the school is in a bad condition, the bathrooms are old, there are problems related to ensuring sanitary and hygienic conditions. In general, the building conditions of the School are in poor condition and the physical environment is not accessible for persons with disabilities. There is a need to provide reasonable accommodations.

The school needs a multidisciplinary team, etc.

The defender’s representatives discussed the recorded problems with the school director. The latter presented the steps taken to solve the problems, as well as the vision of their further solution.

During the visit, the School’s management and pedagogical staff effectively cooperated with the representatives of the Defender’s staff.

The results of the unannounced monitoring visit, including the systemic problems repeatedly raised by the Defender, will be summarized, and the document and recommendations reflecting them will be submitted to the relevant authorities in the near future.

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In the parliamentary elections to be held on June 7, Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the representative of the Supreme Body of the ARF, will coordinate the activities of the headquarters of the “Armenia” alliance.

Agnesa Khamoyan, deputy of the “Hayastan” faction, will coordinate the work with the press.

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