ArmInfo. Gagik Tsarukyan embodies the post-Soviet model of relations between big business and political power, and this model is used in many other post-Soviet countries, as stated by Tigran Grigoryan, head of the Regional Center for Democracy and Security. He made the remark during a July 3 panel discussion focusing on the country's current political situation. 

ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has reacted calmly to the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin has not yet congratulated him on his victory in the parliamentary elections.

ArmInfo. According to analyst Tigran Dumikyan, if tensions in Armenian-Russian relations  persist or deepen, the possibility of tightening customs controls,  introducing additional trade restrictions, or revising energy pricing  policies cannot be theoretically ruled out. Referring to the recent  phone conversation between the leaders of Armenia and Russia, the  analyst stated that developments in Armenian-Russian relations in  recent weeks indicate the emergence of a qualitatively new situation  in bilateral relations.

ArmInfo. Russia is insisting on a referendum on Armenia's membership in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) or the European Union (EU) in order to ascertain the foreign policy choice made by the country. Political analyst and  observer Beniamin Matevosyan expressed this opinion on his Telegram  channel, noting that the necessity of such a move is not entirely  clear to everyone.

ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan did not name any exact dates for a referendum on Armenia's  accession  to EU during a telephone  conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as stated by  Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov to reporters.  

ArmInfo.  In a phone conversation on July 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin and  Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their commitment to  further expanding mutually beneficial cooperation, as reported by the  Kremlin's press service.

ArmInfo.  The recent phone call between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Russian  President Vladimir Putin did not signal a resolution to the ongoing  crisis in Armenian-Russian relations, but rather confirmed that the  strategic differences between the parties continue to deepen. That  assessment was shared on Facebook by Suren Surenyants, a political  scientist and leader of the Democratic Alternative party.

ArmInfo. The telephone conversation between Pashinyan and Putin and the subsequent exchange of information show that existing problems are not only not being  resolved but are actually tending to worsen. Tigran Abrahamyan,  former deputy from the opposition "With Honor" faction, wrote on his  Facebook page. 

ArmInfo. During a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan emphasized that restrictions on the export of Armenian origin goods to the Russian market contradict the legal  and contractual framework governing Armenian-Russian relations, as  well as the provisions of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as  reported by the press service of the Armenian Cabinet of Ministers.

ArmInfo.The development of relations with Europe and the United States must be managed in a way that prevents Armenia from endangering its vital and trusting relationships with regional powers.

ArmInfo.  The South Caucasus is entering a new phase of turbulence, but it is unclear whether the current Armenian authorities, led by Nikol Pashinyan, are prepared to  withstand it. This is what Artak Zakaryan, former Deputy Defense  Minister of Armenia and member of the Executive Body of the  Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), writes.

ArmInfo.  Human rights activist Ruben Melikyan warns that in the past two days, the absurd thesis that human rights can be trampled in the name of defending  "democracy" has been actively spreading in Armenia.

ArmInfo.  The very fact of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's working visit to Russia  creates opportunities for restoring Armenian-Russian dialogue, but  it's too early to talk about a real thaw in bilateral relations. This  opinion was shared by political analyst and economist Grant Mikaelyan  in an interview with an ArmInfo correspondent. "The fact of the visit  itself offers certain hope and creates opportunities, given that  Moscow was initially against such a visit. We saw that the previous  meeting between Putin and Pashinyan (on April 1 — Ed.) was not very  successful," Mikaelyan noted.

ArmInfo. Public support for Armenia's European integration may weaken if the cost of reforms is felt before tangible benefits emerge. This opinion was expressed on his Facebook page by political scientist Sergey Minasyan, Deputy  Director of the Caucasus Institute, while presenting the domestic  dimension of Armenia's integration with the European Union (EU).

ArmInfo.  Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan avoided providing a direct answer regarding whose initiative led to the cancellation of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin—a meeting Pashinyan himself had publicly  announced earlier in June.

ArmInfo. On June 25, Ambassador Narek Mkrtchyan and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg signed the Joint Statement on AI Opportunity Partnership at the Donald Trump U.S. Institute of Peace. The  statement was signed within the framework of the #PaxSilicaSummit.

ArmInfo.  Armenia views relations with Russia as a tool for financially securing a  reorientation toward a European path, stated Russian Foreign Ministry  spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

ArmInfo. The Administrative Court has upheld the claim filed by the Prosecutor  General's Office to  invalidate the state title registration held by  the "National Olympic Committee of Armenia" (a union of legal  entities) for a state-owned land plot.

ArmInfo.  Firebird Inc. today announced the signing of strategic cooperation agreements with the Government of Kazakhstan aimed at supporting the development of national next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure, advanced computing capacity, and a globally competitive digital AI ecosystem.

ArmInfo.  Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the head of the Russian and New Nakhichevan Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,  Archbishop Yezras Nersisyan, on the occasion of Russia Day.