ArmInfo. The decision by the court of first instance to arrest National Assembly deputy Artur Sargsyan will definitely be appealed, as stated by lawyer Smbat Minasyan in a conversation with journalists.

ArmInfo. As expected, the Yerevan court  has arrested Artur Sargsyan, a member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia from the opposition faction "Armenia", for 2 months.  The court has granted the petition of the RA Prosecutor General's Office.

ArmInfo. The logic of any connection with the extraterritorial status of this or that corridor contradicts the Republic of Armenia's vision on unblocking regional infrastructures and improving connectivity. Accordingly,  such an agreement cannot exist, as stated in the response of the RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs to a written request from Factor.am, addressing the question of whether the information spread in the Turkish media about an alleged agreement  reached by Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan on the so-called "Zangezur corridor" corresponds to reality. The MFA noted that unblocking transportation infrastructures continues to be an important priority for Armenia. The ministry recalled that Armenia has proposed its vision of regional connectivity - the "Crossroads of Peace" project, which received positive assessments from several international partners. "Moreover, Armenia has proposed a number of solutions aligned with this initiative that may be acceptable to all parties involved. At the same time, various international partners also periodically present their ideas on the normalization of Armenian- Azerbaijani relations, including unblocking the transport infrastructure between the two countries," the Foreign Ministry said in a response, adding that negotiations are ongoing with all interested parties to achieve mutually beneficial and potentially complementary results in the region.

ArmInfo. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has commented on information about Azerbaijan selling weapons to Ukraine.

ArmInfo. The court session considering the issue of applying a preventive measure in the form of arrest to MP Artur Sargsyan, has ended.  In an interview with journalists, lawyer Smbat Minasyan said that the court has retired to a deliberation room, and the decision is expected to be announced in 2-3 hours. The lawyer questioned why the case was heard in the Avan administrative district court instead of the Ajapnyak district court.  This issue, as the lawyer emphasized, was raised during the trial. A motion was even made to change the judge, which, however, was rejected. The court's justification indicated that all Yerevan courts were involved in considering such motions. During the court session, issues related to the grounds for detaining Artur Sargsyan and the reasons for his arrest were considered.

ArmInfo. Gagik Tsarukyan, businessman and leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party, was interrogated by the Anti-Corruption Committee yesterday. The committee itself has not commented on the case in which the businessman was interrogated and his procedural status since yesterday. According to the Armenian service of Radio Liberty, Gagik Tsarukyan does not have the status of an accused, he was interrogated as a witness.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is attempting to demonstrate his control within the country and his loyalty to the agreements reached with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President  Ilham Aliyev by detaining opposition figures, as stated Kristine Vardanyan, MP from the opposition faction "Armenia," in a conversation with journalists on July 9.

ArmInfo.  Followers of the Armenian Apostolic Church from all over the world have formed the Pan-Armenian Council for the Protection of the Armenian Church.

ArmInfo.  Armenian Ambassador to Greece Tigran Mkrtchyan spoke about Armenia's foreign policy priorities during a meeting with Dimitris Avramopoulos,  member of  the Greek parliament from the ruling New Democracy party and former  Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Defense. 

ArmInfo.  Moscow considers the ban on the entry of Russian citizens to Armenia  as an unfriendly step, as stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign  Ministry Maria, Zakharova, during a weekly briefing on July 9 when  asked to assess  the denial of entry to Franz Klintsevich, former  State Duma deputy, senator of the Federation Council and chairman of  the Union of Afghan Veterans.

ArmInfo. A briefing on the recently launched Swiss Peace Initiative for Nagorno-Karabagh to facilitate the collective, protected return of forcibly displaced  Armenians of Artsakh to their ancestral homes was held in the US  Congress.

ArmInfo.  Initially, the legitimate actions of the opposition were secretly wiretapped by law enforcement officers because any political process in Armenia is now subject to  direct interference from the state apparatus, as stated by Hovhannes  Khudoyan, lawyer for the leader of the Sacred Struggle movement,  Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, during a press conference in Yerevan on  July 9, in reference  to the detentions of opposition figures in the  country.

ArmInfo.  A draft amendment to the Criminal Code regarding the obstruction of medical workers' legal professional activities has been submitted to the National Assembly  of the Republic of Armenia. Chairman of the NA Committee on  Healthcare Arsen Torosyan shared this information on his Facebook  page.

ArmInfo. On July 9, the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction will discuss the arrest of the RA National Assembly deputy Artur Sargsyan.

ArmInfo. On July 8, a meeting of the board of the Civil Contract party was held, chaired by the Chairman of the Board, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

ArmInfo. The significant procedural violations committed during the consideration of the appeal against the clearly illegal detention of the President of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan in the Criminal Court of Appeal were noted in previously filed applications, and it was clearly stated that justice should not be expected from a judge with the lowest rating. This is stated in a statement by the businessman's  group of lawyers, who commented on the decision of the judge of the Criminal Court of Appeal Armen Danielyan, who rejected the appeal of the defense.

ArmInfo.  Tammy Bruce, Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, commented on U.S.  Secretary of State Marco's statement on the Armenian-Azerbaijani normalization. 

ArmInfo.  The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) is one of those forces in the political arena that initially believed that, given the pre-election logic and promises made to external forces, expecting elections in 2026 was extremely risky. This was stated by Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of the National  Assembly from the opposition faction With Honor, in connection with the persecution of opposition figures in the country. 

ArmInfo. The RA Food Safety Inspectorate reports that the branch of Pizza Tashir LLC in Abovyan (22/12 Hanrapetutyan Street) will resume serving Sushi Big Philadelphia products.

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to the President of the  Republic of Argentina Javier Milei on the occasion of the national holiday, which, in particular, states: