U.S. firm begins site surveys for ‘Trump route’ in Armenia: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS

U.S. firm begins site surveys for ‘Trump route’ in Armenia: THIS WEEK IN BUSINESS

📍 YouTube has launched monetization in Armenia, High-Tech Industry Minister Mkhitar Hayrapetyan announced.📍 U.S. infrastructure consulting firm Aecom started site surveys for a major new transit route planned in Armenia, Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigoryan announced.📍 Turkey eased decades-old restrictions on trade with Armenia, amid continuing efforts to reopen the two countries’ long-shuttered border.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #civilnetbusiness

How political distraction became campaign strategy

With less than a month until Armenia’s parliamentary election, the campaign has entered a volatile phase marked by escalating political rhetoric. On Insights, host Eric Hacopian identifies potential violations of campaign spending limits by the leading parties, and examines how the current government’s strategy may be to encourage voter disengagement. The episode also highlights Ruben Vardanyan’s message from prison to the Armenian government, questioning why the state is failing to fulfill its responsibility toward the hostages held in Azerbaijan. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

Schools in Armenia allegedly mobilized for ruling party campaign rally

📍 Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says four school principals in Aragatsotn province offered resignations as authorities investigate allegations that teachers and students were mobilized to attend a ruling party campaign rally. 📍 Former Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister David Babayan, currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan, says appeal documents filed by Armenian detainees have disappeared. 📍 Armenia, UK launch strategic partnership agreement- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF3N8w-XhAQ#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Turkey lifts restrictions on trade with Armenia

📍 Turkey has lifted restrictions on direct trade with Armenia. Though it continues to keep the shared border closed, it is expected that the import costs of Turkish goods to Armenia will reduce.📍 The International Committee of the Red Cross says it continues visiting Armenian detainees in Azerbaijan from abroad despite the closure of its Baku office, amid concerns over prisoners’ treatment and lack of access. 📍 Inside the political significance of Armenia’s landmark EU summits- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFptwWwUkig#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Armenia, United States continue TRIPP consultations

📍 Russia’s foreign ministry claims that unlike Moscow, the European Union has little to offer Armenia in terms of trade, security, and political representation.📍 Armenia and the United States held another round of consultations on the so-called ‘Trump Route,’ a proposed Washington-mediated transport link through Armenia’s southern 📍 Syunik region that would connect Azerbaijan to its exclave of Nakhichevan.📍 Explainer on the details behind the ‘Trump Route’ deal: https://civilnet.am/en/news/996894 #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ