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ArmInfo.The arrest of Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan was an attempt by the Armenian  authorities to prevent a situation from escalating around the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) and potential public mobilization in this regard. Tigran Abrahamyan, a member of parliament from the opposition faction "I Have Honor", shared such a viewpoint  during a briefing on June 20. 

ArmInfo. UK MPs Jim Shannon and Lord Alton of Liverpool have issued  a joint public statement on  behalf of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on International Freedom of Religion or Belief (APPG FoRB), supporting the Swiss peace initiative on Nagorno-Karabakh. 

ArmInfo. Russia is closely following the case of businessman Samvel Karapetyan, as noted by  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

ArmInfo. The defense team of Samvel Karapetyan,  Russian businessman of Armenian origin and  head of the Tashir group of companies,  has appealed the decision of the  capital's court of general jurisdiction to arrest him.

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ArmInfo.  The interference of one state in the affairs of another is an extremely dangerous phenomenon that should be avoided, as stated by Vladimir Vardanyan, a member of  parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party, while commenting on  the detention of businessman of Armenian origin and head of the  Tashir Group of Companies, Samvel Karapetyan, during  a briefing with  journalists on June 20. 

ArmInfo.  As a result of the 1531st meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Human Rights,(ECHR), held from 10 to 12 June 2025, the Committee  of Ministers concluded with a final decision the supervision of the  execution of a total of 7 judgments against the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo. Relatives of missing servicemen continue their protest in front of the Armenian parliament building for the third day, blocking Baghramyan Street due to the  dismissal of the head of the National Security Service of Armenia  Armen Abazyan.

ArmInfo.  The Polish parliamentary delegation, headed by the head of the Poland-Armenia Friendship Group of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Lucyna Pecik,  has arrived in Armenia. This was reported by the press service of the  National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.  Armenian-Turkish "normalization" is taking place in fact and under the dictation of Ankara. This is the opinion of Russian political scientist Sergei  Markedonov.

ArmInfo. The Armenian government will compensate transportation costs in the amount of 5.280 million drams for the transportation of humanitarian cargo to  Syria. The decision on this was made at a meeting of the Cabinet of  Ministers of the Republic.

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ArmInfo. At the meeting on June 20, the Armenian government approved a program to support vulnerable families by performing paid community service by their members.

ArmInfo. The team of the " Electric Networks of Armenia" company expresses it's full support to the great philanthropist, businessman, and owner of the company, Samvel  Karapetyan, as noted in the statement of the "Electric Networks of  Armenia" company and its trade union.

ArmInfo.  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on a working visit. At the Istanbul International Airport, the Prime Minister was met by Deputy Foreign Minister of Turkey Berris Ekinci.

ArmInfo. The enemy fired at Nerkin Khan in Syunik, damaging a residential building.

ArmInfo.  Artistic Director, Principal Conductor of the State Symphony Orchestra of Armenia Sergey Smbatyan expressed his support for businessman of Armenian origin,  head of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan, who was  detained in Yerevan. He reported this on his Facebook account.

ArmInfo.  In Armenia, the demand for ID cards has recently increased sharply due to the process of declaring citizens' income.