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Armenia's Minister of Economy Describes TRIPP as Security Initiative
... not arise solely from the revival of railway services, but rather from the investment of a prominent American corporation in Armenia. This is a crucial element for our nation," he conveyed to journalists following the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party last Saturday. He revealed that discussions with American stakeholders are set to take place soon in the United States, after which investment inflows are expected to commence. "An official invitation has been extended, and I ...
09/22/2025In response to question whether Russia is conducting a hybrid war against Armenia Pashinyan emphasizes importance of concentrating on positive aspects
... perspective. I greatly appreciate the dialogue with the Russian president and deem it very significant. We are engaged in open, sincere discussions within a cordial environment," Pashinyan stated during a briefing at the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party. He noted that solutions have been identified for various complex challenges. "In this context, the personal mutual trust we share with our Russian counterparts is essential. Despite the challenges, I view this as a transformative ...
09/20/2025Pashinyan: "For a year and seven months, not a single soldier has been killed on the border. This is peace."
... Armenian-Azerbaijani border, declared Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "Since independence, there has not been such a year and seven months. This is peace, and it must continue in the years to come," he noted at the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party on Saturday. According to the Prime Minister, Armenia has entered a completely new era, with peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan. "August 8 was the culmination of a long process," he said. On the Washington ...
09/20/2025Pashinyan: Armenia is currently operating under framework of Fourth Republic
... declared Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "And we are faced with the task of changing our style of work – to understand and see that, ultimately, we live in a different country," he told reporters after the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party. He also noted that after August 8, when the Washington Declaration was signed, it is impossible not to see a Fourth Republic. The Prime Minister also pointed out that the ruling party cannot claim to be the architect of the Fourth ...
09/20/2025Nationalization of ENA is irreversible: Pashinyan outlines two management scenarios for the company
... a reputable international manager. The second scenario could be considered if the expenses associated with the first scenario are found to be disproportionately burdensome for the state budget," he remarked during the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party on Saturday. He added that the fraudulent practices already uncovered at ENA during inspections are sufficient to justify concerns regarding management during the previous period. Pashinyan believes that the poor quality of energy ...
09/20/2025The process of recovering stolen assets in Armenia ongoing Pashinyan
... from the populace is gradually being restored. [...] Indeed, we have recently seen significant and substantial recoveries, with the most recent instance being the Electric Networks of Armenia," he remarked during the 7th Congress of the ruling Civil Contract Party. Pashinyan underscored that this recovery process will proceed without pause. "As I have previously mentioned, noo small or large segment of the stolen assets will be neglected," he asserted, proclaiming that no criminal ...
09/20/2025Armenian Prime Minister: No resignations planned in the government
... deputy prime minister positions. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARКА/. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that there are no plans for resignations within the Armenian government, especially concerning the deputy prime minister positions. “In the Civil Contract party, dawns are always peaceful, but this peace has never turned into a swamp,” Pashinyan said at a pres briefing on Thursday. According to him, “dawns in the Civil Contract party is so peaceful that the party goes about its daily ...
09/18/2025Armenia to Enact Legislative Measures to Safeguard Medical Professionals from Hostile Patients and Their Families
... Affairs approved a bill proposing amendments to the Criminal Code, currently under discussion in its first reading, which aims to protect medical professionals from acts of violence and aggression. As reported by Hasmik Hakobyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract party, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has documented 27 incidents of violence against medical professionals in Armenia during the years 2023-2025. "Medical practitioners require enhanced security assurances. This legislation seeks ...
09/03/2025Powers of ruling Civil Contract faction MP Aren Mkrtchyan terminated
The powers of MP Aren Mkrtchyan from the ruling Civil Contract faction have been officially terminated. YEREVAN, September 1. /ARKA/. The powers of MP Aren Mkrtchyan from the ruling Civil Contract faction have been officially terminated. Mkrtchyan submitted his resignation to parliament speaker ...
09/01/2025Armenian President Appoints New Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Ambassador to USA
Arsen Torosyan, former Minister of Health and head of the National Assembly's standing committee on healthcare from the ruling Civil Contract faction, has been appointed as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. YEREVAN, August 27. /ARКА/. Arsen Torosyan, former Minister of Health and head of the National Assembly's standing committee on healthcare from the ruling Civil ...
08/27/2025Armenian parliament speaker accepts resignation of MP Arsen Torosyan
The parliamentary powers of Arsen Torosyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract party and the head of the Health Committee, have been officially terminated. YEREVAN, August 27. /ARКА/. The parliamentary powers of Arsen Torosyan, a member of the ruling Civil Contract party and the head of the Health Committee,...
08/27/2025MP from Civil Contract party Arsen Torosyan submits resignation letter
Arsen Torosyan, a member of the Armenian National Assembly from the ruling Civil Contract party, head of the Health Committee, and a former Minister of Health, has submitted a resignation letter to the Speaker of the Parliament, Alen Simonyan, as announced on the parliament’s website. YEREVAN, August 20. /ARКА/. Arsen ...
08/20/2025About 30% of respondents in Armenia would not go to the parliamentary elections if they were held next Sunday - IRI
... if they were held next Sunday. This is evidenced by the data of the survey of the International Republican Institute (IRI). 22% of respondents found it difficult to answer this question, 12% would spoil the ballot paper, 17% would vote for the ruling Civil Contract party/Nikol Pashinyan, 4% - for the opposition bloc "Armenia", 2% - for former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan. The remaining parties received 1% each. The study was conducted on the initiative of the Center for Insights ...
07/22/2025Head of Committee to Protect Freedom of Speech does not see any trends towards improving information field in Armenia
... authorities in this matter,” Melikyan noted at a press conference on Tuesday. According to him, the Prime Minister declares publicly his intention to continue speaking in his characteristic style. Naturally, the overwhelming majority of the ruling Civil Contract party takes the Prime Minister’s style as an example. The opposition, which is not lagging behind the authorities in this regard, will continue in the same form. “The media is very happy to mirror all this on their platforms. Moreover,...
07/22/2025Acting CEO of Electric Networks of Armenia dismissed for loss of trust-interim administrator
... process would be carried out in accordance with legislation. On July 3, 2025, the Armenian parliament adopted government-initiated amendments to certain laws allowing the facility's nationalization Romanos Petrosyan is a member of the board of the ruling Civil Contract party, created and led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In June 2018, he was appointed governor of the Kotayk region, then from July 2020 to August 2021, he served as Armenia's Minister of Environmental Protection. From December 2021,...
07/21/2025PSRC appoints temporary administrator for Electric Networks of Armenia
... process would be carried out in accordance with legislation. On July 3, 2025, the Armenian parliament adopted government-initiated amendments to certain laws allowing the facility's nationalization Romanos Petrosyan is a member of the board of the ruling Civil Contract party, created and led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. In June 2018, he was appointed governor of the Kotayk region, then from July 2020 to August 2021, he served as Armenia's Minister of Environmental Protection. From December 2021,...
07/18/2025Armenia did not consult with international donors on nationalization of ENA- Pashinyan
... international partners and those who are interested in this," Pashinyan said. Pashinyan did not respond. when asked whether the nationalization of ENA would affect Armenia's investment climate. The Armenian parliament, controlled by Pashinyan's Civil Contract party, passed a set of amendments earlier to allow the nationalization of the facility. The owner of ENA, Tashir Group President Samvel Karapetyan, was arrested in Armenia on June 19 on charges of publicly calling for the seizure of power....
07/16/2025Armenian Parliament votes to allow criminal prosecution of two opposition MPs
The Civil Contract party, holding the majority of seats in the National Assembly of Armenia, voted today to allow initiation of criminal proceedings against Seyran Ohanyan, head of the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance, and Artsvik Minasyan, secretary ...
07/07/2025Samvel Karapetyan's lawyers will file lawsuits to restore his business reputation and rights
... and, first and foremost, society,” says a statement on the Samvel Karapetyan Defense Council Facebook page. The Datalex.am judicial information portal has posted Karapetyan's lawsuits against Arsen Torosyan and Hayk Konjoryan, MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party, demanding a public apology for the slander and insults and compensation of 9 million drams. Samvel Karapetyan, owner of JSC Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA), has been under arrest in Armenia since June 19 on charges of publicly ...
07/04/2025Armenian parliament to consider amendments allowing regulator to initiate proceedings against electricity operator
... an extraordinary session on July 1, the parliament’s website reports. The agenda includes 22 items, in particular, amendments to the laws “On Energy” and “On the Public Services Regulatory Authority”. The amendments initiated by the ruling Civil Contract faction provide for the procedure for the Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia to initiate administrative proceedings against electricity operator. The proposed amendments provide for the establishment of an obligation for the ...
06/27/2025No plans for trilateral meeting between Pashinyan, Erdogan, and Aliyev in Turkey, says MP
The head of Armenia's National Assembly's Foreign Relations Committee Arman Yeghoyan from the pro-government Civil Contract party did not rule out a trilateral meeting between the leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey during Nikol Pashinyan's upcoming visit to Istanbul, scheduled for June 20. YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. The head of Armenia's National ...
06/19/2025Armenian Prime Minister accuses Samvel Karapetyan's ENA of causing the country's energy crisis
... this case for the former owners of ENA, is simply a smokescreen," Pashinyan said. Speaking about the nationalization of ENA, Pashinyan noted that this issue can be resolved most quickly and effectively in the National Assembly. “Currently, the Civil Contract faction, together with experts, is discussing the possibility of submitting a bill on the nationalization of ENA to parliament,” the prime minister said. Samvel Karapetyan, president of Tashir Group, is accused of “public calls to seize ...
06/18/2025Armenian National Assembly Defense Committee rejects bill on reducing military service term for a fee
The resonant bill by Civil Contract faction MP Hayk Sargsyan on reducing military service term for a fee received a negative conclusion from the parliamentary commission on defense and security issues on Friday. YEREVAN, June 13. /ARKA/. The resonant bill by Civil Contract ...
06/13/2025Pro-government MP proposes to raise the maximum age of conscription
Armenian MP from the ruling Civil Contract party Hayk Sargsyan unveiled at a press conference today a set of amendments to the Law On Military Service and the Status of a Serviceman, which call for increasing the maximum age for military service from the current 27 years to 37 ...
05/12/2025Alen Simonyan rules out ruling party's participation in next Armenian elections as part of a bloc
The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has ruled out the participation of the ruling Civil Contract party in the next elections as part of a bloc. The next parliamentary elections in Armenia will be held in the summer of 2026. YEREVAN, May 8. /ARКА/. The Chairman of the National Assembly of Armenia Alen Simonyan has ruled out the ...
05/08/2025Unemployment in Armenia rose to 13.9% in 2024 from 12.4% a year earlier – WB
... unemployed youth who are not currently pursuing education, women aged 30-39, and those receiving family and social benefits. Additionally, Babken Tunyan, Deputy Chairman of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Economic Affairs and a member of the ruling Civil Contract party, mentioned that the government's goal is to reduce the unemployment rate to under 10%.-0-
04/23/2025Baku's actions may lead to a new escalation, Yerevan is trying to prevent it - pro-government MP
... actions that may lead to a new escalation. YEREVAN, April 23. /ARKA/. Baku periodically takes actions that may lead to a new escalation. This was stated at a press briefing on Wednesday by Vahagn Aleksanyan, a member of parliament from the ruling Civil Contract faction, commenting on the shelling of Armenian settlements by Azerbaijan. "However, the Armenian side is taking measures to prevent the situation from escalating. We realize that tension or possible escalation depends not only on ...
04/23/2025Armenian Parliament Rejects Opposition Initiative to Suspend Tax Reforms
... submitted by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) faction. YEREVAN, April 18. /ARKA/. On Friday, the National Assembly of Armenia rejected a set of amendments and additions to the Tax Code submitted by the opposition Hayastan (Armenia) faction. The ruling Civil Contract faction had announced before the vote that it would oppose the bill. Hayastan faction MP Tadevos Avetisyan recalled that according to the new taxation system for real estate of individuals, a gradual increase in property tax by approximately ...
04/18/2025Gyumri council of elders elects Vardan Ghukasyan as mayor
... "Mother Armenia" bloc had announced their support for Vardan Ghukasyan, the Communist Party’s candidate. About the elections in Gyumri According to the results of the snap elections to the Gyumri Council of Elders held on March 30, the ruling Civil Contract party — whose list was led by mayoral candidate Sarik Minasyan — received 14 mandates. Four other parties (or blocs) also crossed the electoral threshold: Communist Party of Armenia (Vardan Ghukasyan) – 8 mandates "Our City" bloc (Martun Grigoryan) – 6 mandates "My Mighty ...
04/16/2025NA Vice Speaker: “Civil Contract” not concerned about power shift before 2026 elections
The ruling Civil Contract faction is not concerned that there could be a change of power before the next parliamentary elections in 2026. YEREVAN, April 15. /ARKA/. The ruling Civil Contract faction is not concerned that there could be a change of power before ...
04/15/2025Armenian Central Election Commission presented the final results of elections to Council of Elders of Gyurmi and Parakar
... head of Our City alliance Martun Grigoryan said that the alliance will give the necessary number of votes to Gyumri mayoral candidate Vardan Ghukasyan to have majority. Parakar In Parakar, out of 20,967 citizens on the voter register, 11,528 people participated ... ... stations. Twenty-three ballots were invalidated. The votes were distributed as follows: Unity Bloc - 6,508 votes (12 mandates) Civil Contract Party - 3,669 votes (7 mandates) National Progress Party - 900 votes (3 mandates) Stability Party - 426 votes (0 ...
04/07/2025Opposition victory in Parakar, intrigue remains in Gyumri: election results in two communities in Armenia
... Community" party with Mkhitaryan—have already announced their support for the Communist Party (led by Ghukasyan), which has received the most votes among opposition forces. They have called on other oppositionists to join them and prevent the Civil Contract from electing its candidate as the head of the community (mayor) of Gyumri. Later, at a briefing, Ghukasyan stated that he is awaiting a response from Grigoryan regarding the consolidation of the opposition field. “We did not have any negotiations with Martun Grigoryan,...
03/31/2025Not taxes, but duties: Armenia plans to increase fees from online casinos
The National Assembly of Armenia approved in the first reading the amendments proposed by Hayk Sargsyan, a member of parliament from the pro-government Civil Contract faction, to increase fees from online casinos. YEREVAN, March 5. /ARКА/. The National Assembly of Armenia approved in the first reading the amendments proposed by Hayk Sargsyan, a member of parliament from the pro-government Civil Contract ...
03/05/2025Draft law to increase taxes for online casinos backed by Pashinyan
... and online casinos, but not for betting and bookmakers, has received the support of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and will come into force on April 1. This was announced by the author of the bill, MP Hayk Sargsyan from the pro-government “Civil Contract” faction, during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on economic issues held on Wednesday. The bill was submitted and approved by the committee in early February. At that time, Sargsyan reported that the turnover in this sector had ...
02/26/2025Unemployment in Armenia in Q3 2024 rose to 13.3% from 12% a year earlier - WB
... is the residents of regional cities, non-student and non-working youth, women aged 30-39, as well as recipients of family and social benefits. Babken Tunyan, deputy chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on economic affairs from the ruling Civil Contract party, said earlier that the authorities plan to reduce the unemployment rate to less than 10%. -0-
02/24/2025Members of Armenian and Turkish delegations to OSCE PA meet in Vienna
Members of the Armenian and Turkish delegations had a meeting on the sidelines of the ongoing OSCE Parliamentary Assembly winter session in Vienna, Secretary of the Civil Contract parliamentary faction, member of the Armenian delegation to the OSCE PA Artur Hovhannisyan announced in a Facebook post. YEREVAN, February 20. /ARKA/. Members of the Armenian and Turkish delegations had a meeting on the sidelines of ...
02/20/2025Small and medium businesses protest in Yerevan against tax changes and mandatory income declaration
... (accountants, lawyers, and some other categories) by up to 40%, and this additional cost will be passed on directly to consumers. On Income Declaration By May 1, 2025, residents of Armenia who were employed (under an employment contract) or worked under a civil contract and received income subject to income tax under this contract must submit an income tax declaration for 2024. This also applies to individuals who submitted a declaration for the reporting year in the previous year (2023) or who fall into ...
02/13/2025Armenian parliament approves bill on starting accession process to European Union
... Democratic Forces, which managed to collect 60 thousand signatures in less than 2 months for its submission to the government and parliament consideration (the law requires 50 thousand signatures). The bill was backed by lawmakers from PM Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party. The opposition Hayastan (Armenia) alliance did not participate in the voting, while another opposition Pativ Unem (I Have Honor) bloc voted against. On January 9, 2025 the Armenian government approved a civic initiative on Armenia's ...
02/12/2025Opposition MP describes Armenia’s move towards EU as ‘shameful bluff that threatens Armenia's foreign policy’
... described the bill on the beginning of Armenia's accession process to the European Union as ‘a shameful bluff that threatens Armenia's foreign policy.’ Khachatryan claimed at a discussion of the draft law in the Armenian parliament on Wednesday that the Civil Contract party led by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is jeopardizing Armenia's foreign policy by misleading both its partners and citizens. “You thereby mislead both the West, the North and the South,” the opposition MP said, addressing the ...
02/12/2025Armenia seeks to increase taxes for online casinos
Hayk Sargsyan, an Armenian MP from the pro-governmental Civil Contract party, has introduced today a draft law proposing to change the taxation system for online games with winnings, online casinos, but not for sweepstakes and bookmakers. YEREVAN, February 5. /ARKA/. Hayk Sargsyan, an Armenian MP from ...
02/05/2025Small business claims tax terror: Protest held in Yerevan
... lawyers, and certain other categories) by up to 40%, and this burden will fall directly on the shoulders of citizens. On income declaration By November 1, 2025, residents of Armenia who were employed (under an employment contract) or worked under a civil contract and received income subject to income tax must submit a declaration for the 2024 tax year. This group also includes individuals who filed a declaration in the previous year (2023) or are otherwise included in the categories of those required ...
02/05/2025NA Investigative Commission to release report on 44-day war this spring – Commission Head
... 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn will made public a corresponding report this spring, said Andranik Kocharyan, the head of this commission, who is also head of the parliamentary committee on defense and security from the pro-government Civil Contract party. YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. An ad hoc commission of the National Assembly of Armenia set up to investigate the circumstances of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 autumn will made public a corresponding report this spring,...
01/29/2025Armenian National Assembly committee approves draft law on starting accession to European Union
... opportunities within the Russia-dominated Eurasian Economic Union (EEU). “We talk about market relations, but this is primarily a question of geopolitics and values. It's time to make a choice,” he emphasized. The head of the Committee from the ruling Civil Contract party Arman Yeghoyan reminded the present that the economic consequences of the change of foreign policy course cannot be ignored. Yeghoyan emphasized that even with the change of integration courses, the state does not break ties with ...
01/24/2025Armenia bans sale of energy drinks to minors and restricts their advertising
... Armenian MPs have approved today in the second and final reading a set of legislative amendments that establish a ban on the sale of energy drinks containing large amounts of caffeine and taurine to children. The initiator of the changes, MP of the Civil Contract faction Alkhas Ghazaryan noted that the reason for such changes is concern for the health of the younger generation and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle. The sale of energy drinks through vending machines will also be banned. She added ...
01/22/2025Income declaration in Armenia: A complete guide to everything you need to know
... questions regarding who must file an income tax return in 2025 for the 2024 reporting year. Do I need to file an income tax return in 2025? If you are a resident of the Republic of Armenia and were employed (under an employment contract) or worked under a civil contract during 2024, receiving income subject to income tax under this contract, or if you filed a return for the previous reporting year (2023), and are included in other groups required to file a return in 2025 (the full list is here: https://src....
01/21/2025Armenian parliament committee approves bill to amend national anthem
... of the anthem is mandatory at the opening and closing of official sporting events, according to the draft law, this requirement will be extended to the awarding ceremonies at the end of tournaments,’ co-author Sisak Gabrielyan, MP from the ruling Civil Contract faction, said during the discussion of the draft law. According to him, insufficient attention has been paid to this issue in Armenia. Thus, in some cases the anthem was sung in fast tempo, in other cases - in slow tempo. Moreover, different ...
01/10/2025Stillborn peace and national mobilization: Experts on Aliyev's threats to Armenia"
... elite has placed the country in unilateral dependence on Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, said Arman Tatoyan, head of the Tatoyan Center for Law and Justice and former Ombudsman of Armenia. "The country is facing existential threats, and the Civil Contract (ruling party - ed.) has only assisted Azerbaijan in this matter – advancing its expansionist ambitions," said Tatoyan. The former Ombudsman is convinced that the ruling elite, instead of governing the country, is engaged in propaganda ...
01/08/2025David Arushanyan appointed new governor of Armenia's Shirak region
... YEREVAN, December 19. /ARKA/. The Armenian government decided at a meeting on Thursday to appoint David Arushanyan to the vacant position of governor of the Shirak region. Previously, he was a member of the Armenian National Assembly from the ruling “Civil Contract” faction. During the meeting, the issue of holding the first-ever primaries in Armenia in Gyumri from December 8-10 was raised, following which Sarik Minasyan became the acting mayor of Gyumri (until the next elections). As Armenian Prime ...
12/19/2024MP from ruling Armenian party defies PM Pashinyan's request to resign
MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the pro-government Civil Contract party has refused to give up his seat in the National Assembly despite the request of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. YEREVAN, 2 December. /ARKA/. MP Hovik Aghazaryan from the pro-government Civil Contract party has refused ...
12/02/2024Battle for growth or decline: Armenian Ministry of Economy accuses National Statistical Committee
... dissatisfaction with the work of the Statistical Committee. It should be noted that this is not the first time representatives of the ruling party have criticized the Statistical Committee. A week ago, Babken Tunyan, a member of parliament from the ‘’Civil Contract’’ faction and deputy chairman of the National Assembly's Economic Affairs Committee, urged not to trust the agricultural data provided by the Statistical Committee of Armenia. At the same time, according to the published data from Statistical ...
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