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📍 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

📍 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

📍 Firebird has opened the first $500 million phase of its planned $4 billion AI project in the central Armenian town of Hrazdan, with the facility expected to expand into a major regional computing hub. 📍 One year after the Washington summit, the U.S. is touting progress in Armenia-Azerbaijan peace efforts and the TRIPP project, even as the peace treaty remains unsigned. 📍 This week in business- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vB0ZnU2FGg#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

Israel’s decision to cancel a parliamentary vote recognizing the Armenian Genocide has raised questions about Azerbaijan’s influence and the political calculations behind the reversal. Insights host Eric Hacopian examines what this reveals about regional politics and why the issue extends beyond recognition itself. He also discusses Armenia’s efforts to expand gas-for-electricity cooperation with Iran as Yerevan seeks alternatives to its dependence on Russian energy. Finally, Hacopian analyzes the escalating conflict between the Armenian government and the Armenian Apostolic Church and the political consequences of the legal case against Catholicos Karekin II. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #insightswitherichacopian

📍Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in Kyrgyzstan for a Eurasian Economic Union meeting amid growing trade tensions with Russia over restrictions on Armenian exports. 📍U.S. official Aryeh Lightstone clarifies that funding for the TRIPP transit project remains at $201 million, after a U.S. government website showed a $402 million figure that appears to have resulted from an accounting change rather than a new funding commitment. 📍How the war with Iran is rewriting the Middle East’s energy future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1YFAye7e6M #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

The war with Iran has transformed the Middle East’s energy landscape, raising questions about oil markets, gas supplies, and regional alliances. Laury Haytayan, Middle East and North Africa Director at the Natural Resource Governance Institute, joined CivilNet to discuss the changing landscape of energy geopolitics and Armenia’s place within it. 0:00- How energy markets adapted to the war on Iran 3:14- Iran’s potential as a global energy supplier5:21- Armenia-Iran gas-for-electricity swap deal7:49- Fragmentation of the global oil market 12:55- Europe’s post-Russian gas landscape 17:05- Can Azerbaijan continue to meet its gas commitments? 21:23- Azerbaijan’s energy diplomacy between Turkey and Israel 24:32- Is the energy transition accelerating away from fossil fuels?

📍Hikmet Hajiyev, the foreign policy advisor to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, has confirmed that Azerbaijani pressure had been a driving force behind the Israeli parliament sidelining a motion to recognize the Armenian genocide last month.📍Annual inflation in Armenia stood at 5.1% in June, well above the Central Bank's 3% target. However, the regulator has decided not to adjust its policy rate for the time being.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

📍Russia is seeking to take steps toward Armenia’s potential expulsion from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a military alliance it leads. Moscow’s representative in the bloc has announced that Yerevan may be stripped of its voting rights as soon as this November.📍Moscow has moved to ban additional brands of Armenian mineral water, including Bjni, following extensive sanctions against Armenian agrofood, flowers, fish, and drinks.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #dailyarmenia

📍Armenia has agreed to expand its existing gas-for-electricity swap deal with Iran, a senior official has confirmed. Additional details weren’t immediately available.📍Russia broadened its existing trade restrictions with Armenia, adding dairy products to the list of banned goods. It now covers most agricultural goods.📍Armenia’s 1,000 biggest companies paid more than $3 billion in taxes in the first half of the year, marking a year-on-year increase of almost 13%, according to official figures.#CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #civilnetbusiness

📍A criminal case against Catholicos Karekin II and five senior Armenian Apostolic Church clerics has been sent to court. 📍The World Bank says Armenia’s economic boom is slowing, warning that long-term growth will depend on higher productivity, skilled workers, and innovation. #CivilNet #ՍիվիլՆեթ #DailyArmenia