On the joint website for the publication of drafts of legal acts, the TKEN submitted for public discussion the draft of the government’s decision on recognizing 100 percent of the shares of the closed joint-stock company “Electrical Networks of Armenia” as the public’s overriding interest.

A brief description of the project states: “Electricity distribution networks, by their very nature, are strategic infrastructure, the failure of which can cause large-scale social, economic and security consequences. Therefore, the state has not only the right, but also the constitutional duty to intervene in cases where there is a need to protect the public interest. Therefore, as a result of the adoption of this decision, the overriding interest of the public will be recognized in relation to 100% shares (share) of the closed joint-stock company “Electric Networks of Armenia”.

It should be noted that the period of public discussion of the project is from June 22 to July 8, 2026.

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A tense situation arose between the representatives of the ruling and opposition factions at the meeting of the Yerevan Council of Elders, which escalated into mutual insults and fights.

The incident started with a debate between the chairperson of the session, the deputy mayor of the CP, Armen Pambukhchyan, and the member of the “Mother Armenia” faction, Gevorg Stepanyan. Pambukhchyan stated that the representatives of the opposition faction should first deal with the problems of their political team, and then only criticize others.

After Stepanyan’s reaction, harsh expressions were exchanged between the parties, after which a decision was made to remove the latter from the meeting hall.

However, the situation has worsened since then. According to those present, Mikael Khachatryan, a member of the CP faction, approached Grigor Iskandaryan, a member of the “Mother Armenia” faction, after which a clash took place between them, which turned into a fight.

Female councilors were also involved in the incident. A dispute arose between Anna Avetisyan and Ani Khachatryan, a member of the “Mother Armenia” faction, which turned into a physical confrontation.

Due to the situation, the session was interrupted and a 30-minute break was announced.

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At the session of June 23, the Yerevan Council of Elders accepted the issue of renaming Amiryan Street after King Pope, which was included in the list of non-reportables.

At the beginning of the session, a group of members of the Council of Elders suggested that the issue be reported and discussed. The mayor of Yerevan, Tigran Avinyan, put the proposal to make the issue reportable, as a result of which it was rejected.

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Early this morning, the law enforcement officers conducted a search in the apartment of Ishkhan Saghatelyan, the representative of the General Assembly of the ARF.

According to Saghatelyan, the reason for the search is the proceedings regarding non-fulfillment of the demands of the State Security Agency.

He informed that during the search, jewelry and some money in the apartment were confiscated.

“This is another manifestation of the persecutions carried out against me in the last seven years and another illegal act,” Saghatelyan said.

According to his claim, DAHK was involved in a process with a political context and made illegal claims against him.

According to Saghatelyan, in order to protect his rights, he applied to the Administrative Court, after which, according to his assessment, the prosecutor’s office initiated criminal proceedings, which were transferred to the Investigative Committee.

“Then a search was carried out. At the moment, I do not have any legal status,” he stated.

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As part of the activities carried out by the Armenian American Committee, Brad Sherman, the vice-chairman of the Congressional Armenian Affairs Group, Congressmen Tom McClintock, Judy Chu and Laura Friedman will hold a press conference in the US Congress on June 23, in connection with the 1000th day of the illegal hostage-taking of Artsakh military-political leadership, prisoners of war and civilian hostages by Azerbaijan. Aram Hambaryan will participate in the press conference on behalf of the Armenian Committee of America.

It is noteworthy that the press conference takes place at a time when the Foreign Relations Committee of the House of Representatives is preparing to discuss Brad Sherman’s legislative amendment proposal this week, which would require Azerbaijan to immediately and unconditionally release all Armenian prisoners of war and hostages.

During the press conference, other pro-Armenian legislative proposals submitted within the framework of the National Defense Authorization Act and the National Security and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act for the fiscal year 2027 will be discussed.

The title of the press conference is “1000 days. Release the Armenian hostages now.” The press conference will begin on June 23, at 17:00 Washington time.

The press conference can be followed online through the social network addresses of the Armenian American Committee.

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The first symbolic batch of Armenian apricots has arrived in the European Union, EU Enlargement Commissioner Martha Kos wrote on her X page after the meeting with RA Minister of ICT, Davit Khudatyan.

“Thanks to Davit Khudatyan, RA Minister of Education and Culture, for the gift and very good discussion. We met ahead of tomorrow’s launch of the Connectivity Agenda, where we will advance our work to better connect Armenia with its neighbors and Europe. This will help Armenian producers to diversify their exports and bring more of their high-quality products to new markets,” said Kos.

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A serviceman was injured during training exercises in the training military unit of Pambak. Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense Aram Torosyan told Panorama.am that the serviceman underwent an operation.

“The soldier underwent an operation, is under the supervision of doctors, his life is not in danger.

We cannot disclose health and other personal data of the serviceman, because the relevant laws (on personal data and medical secrecy) do not allow it,” said Torosyan.

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