AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDiplomacy: Pakistan has appointed its first ambassador to Armenia, Shafqat Ali Khan, who presented credentials to President Vahagn Khachaturyan in Yerevan, with both sides pointing to trade, investment, education, culture, and people-to-people ties. Security & energy: Armenia is weighing how to respond if Russia raises the gas price tied to the deployment of the 102nd military base in Gyumri, with lawmakers saying Yerevan has other tools if terms change. Politics at home: Opposition leader Gagik Tsarukyan, currently under arrest, urged his Prosperous Armenia party to engage more actively in public life and warned Armenia’s problems won’t be solved after elections. Environment & governance: Armenia’s COP17 preparations got a boost in Prague, where Deputy Foreign Minister Robert Abisoghomonyan stressed science-led policymaking and broad participation for the biodiversity summit in October. Tech & development: The government approved funding for a unified digital sports management system, while Prime Minister Pashinyan reiterated plans to launch at least three satellites and build a distributed ground-station network. Culture: Archaeologists uncovered a tombstone at the 17th-century Anapat Church in southern Armenia, adding to the site’s historical record.
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