AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoCOP17 in Yerevan: Nearly 200 countries approved biodiversity agreements after two weeks of tense talks, but key targets remain off track and conservation funding unresolved. Political Tensions: Armenia’s constitutional debate is intensifying: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is seeking support for a referendum, while the opposition says it will not back the proposal. The dispute is tied to questions about Azerbaijan’s demands and the prospects for a peace treaty. Parliamentary Violence: Lawmakers traded blows and threw chairs during a debate over a proposed “Ministry of Sex”; the brawl disrupted parliament and drew criticism from the human rights defender. Economy and Services: An economist warned that leaving the EAEU could disrupt banking and financial intermediation, while disputing the bloc’s estimate of a 15.6% GDP decline. Armenia also plans to expand universal health insurance to more than two million people from January 2027, and Yerevan and the EU reported progress on visa liberalization.
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