U.S. Congressman arrives in Yerevan

U.S. Congressman arrives in Yerevan

📍 U.S. Representative Abraham Hamadeh met with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Yerevan today. He is known for co-authoring the bill that seeks to repeal Section 907 of the Freedom Support Act, which restricts U.S. assistance to Azerbaijan.📍 The AI factory that opened in the Armenian town of Hrazdan last month does not pose an environmental threat because it does not use water for cooling, the company’s co-founder Alexander Yesayan told CivilNet.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Pashinyan orders military shake-up after latest serviceman death

📍 Alen Simonyan has been appointed Armenia’s new Security Council secretary, replacing Armen Grigoryan after eight years in the position. 📍 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has ordered personnel changes in Armenia’s Military Police and Defense Ministry as scrutiny grows over a series of non-combat military deaths. 📍 Pashinyan says Armenia is preparing for rising energy demand from its growing AI industry while exploring expanded electricity and goods trade with Azerbaijan. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Armenians need to own their future

Armenia today is a country of contrasts: rapid technological and economic development alongside a deep crisis of confidence following the wars and losses of recent years. On Insights, host Eric Hacopian examines this contradiction, from the launch of Firebird’s AI computing center in Hrazdan to the failure to adequately advocate for Armenian hostages held in Azerbaijan. He argues that with the state increasingly unable or unwilling to defend the national interest, Armenians must be prepared to use their own influence and agency to stand up for Armenia. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

Aliyev suggests Armenia could use TRIPP to source Azerbaijani energy

📍 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has raised the prospect of broader Yerevan-Baku cooperation on regional infrastructure and energy as part of the Trump Route project.📍 A new report from the European Union argues that Armenia continues to advance its human rights reform agenda, but raises concerns around judicial independence, police abuses, and the speed of reforms.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Russia sets deadline for Armenia to plan EAEU referendum

📍 A senior Russian diplomat has insisted that Armenia must announce a referendum deciding its future in the Moscow-led Eurasian Economic Union by the end of this year.📍 Armenia may use a planned gas pipeline through Syunik to diversify its fuel supplies with Azerbaijani natural gas if Russia raises its gas price, a ruling party lawmaker said.📍 Armenia’s new constitution will not reference the country’s Declaration of Independence, which Azerbaijan considers an obstacle to signing a peace treaty, a ruling party lawmaker announced.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia