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Original Title: Transcaucasian Telegraph: Survey reveals Pashinyan's approval rating & voters' party choice; Telcell has a big surprise for passengers in Yerevan; 3+3; Junkie MPs; and other stories in Oct/18/2024

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Is Armenia headed in the right or wrong direction? (September 2024 survey by IRI)

46% right

40% wrong

How satisfied are you with the work of the Prime Minister's Office?

46% satisfied

49% dissatisfied

Which politicians do you trust the most?

16% Pashinyan

4% Mirzoyan

4% Aram Sargsyan

2% Alen Simonyan

2% Kocharyan

61% none

No change since Dec 2023.

Which politicians do refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh trust the most?

6% Kocharyan

2% Pashinyan

75% None

Which party would you vote for if the elections were held today? Your response is confidential.

22% Pashinyan

7% Kocharyan+ARF+Serj

5% pro-EU figures

3% Tsarukyan

2% Dog

The only change since Dec 2023: pro-EU figures gained 3%.

What are the main problems Armenia is currently facing?

41% borders & security (-2% since Dec 2023)

14% economy, unemployment (-5% since Dec 2023)

10% economy, cost of living

What should the Pashinyan administration achieve in the next 6 months?

22% establish peace (+5% since Dec 2023)

19% ensure the security of country and borders (+6% since Dec 2023)

17% strengthen the army

Support or oppose constitutional reforms?

24% support

52% oppose

How satisfied are you with the work of the army?

64% satisfied

32% dissatisfied

How satisfied are you with the work of the Police?

61% satisfied

35% dissatisfied

How satisfied are you with the work of the Church?

48% satisfied (74% in 2019)

46% dissatisfied (21% in 2019)

How satisfied are you with the work of Courts?

32% satisfied

53% dissatisfied

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the government's handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh refugee crisis?

66% satisfied

27% dissatisfied

How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the quality of government services (car registration, passport, benefits, school registration, cadastre, etc.) you used in the past 6 months?

79% satisfied

19% dissatisfied

... would you use those services online if they were available?

82% of young and 57% of old people said they would

Do you believe ordinary people can influence decisions made in Armenia?

55% yes

44% no

How would you evaluate the current state of relationship with ...

France 94% good

India 93% good

Iran 88% good

USA 82% good (65% in 2021, 89% in 2023)

Georgia 81% good

EU 80% good (54% in 2021, 87% in 2023)

China 77% good

Ukraine 53% good

Russia 35% good (93% in 2019, 31% in 2023)

Turkey 25% good (1% in 2019)

Israel 22% good

Azerbaijan 9% good

What should Armenia's foreign policy course be?

31% pro-West but keep relations w/ Russia

20% only pro-West

20% pro-Russia but keep relations w/ West

6% only pro-Russia

Young people are less likely to say "only pro-West".

If a referendum on Armenia's prospective EU membership was held today, how would you vote?

58% favor joining

13% against joining

Young: 46% favor, 13% against

Old: 66% favor, 13% against

Biggest supporters: retired, men, Yerevan

Why should Armenia join the EU?

40% security and stability

11% better economy

11% developing the country

Why should Armenia NOT join the EU?

22% deterioration of family values

21% EU won't help, EU unreliable

12% would anger Russia, threat from Russia

Support or oppose opening the border with Turkey?

42% support

56% oppose

Young: 32% yes, 67% no

Old: 55% yes, 43% no

Men: 50% yes, 49% no

Women: 37% yes, 61% no

Yerevan: 49% yes, 49% no

Rural: 36% yes, 62% no

Most people who said they oppose opening the border with Turkey are concerned because they believe Turks and Azeris "will come and go freely" and "they are enemies."

Would you consider peace with Azerbaijan desirable and/or attainable in the present?

18% desirable and attainable

38% desirable but not attainable

33% not desirable and not attainable

8% not desirable but attainable

Do you support signing a peace treaty with Azerbaijan?

56% yes

38% no

Young: 50% yes, 41% no

Old: 62% yes, 32% no

Men: 58% yes, 34% no

Women: 54% yes, 41% no

Which media outlets do you consider most trustworthy for political information?

28% Public TV

18% Armenia TV

15% Shant TV

7% Azatutyun

5% TV 5

2% Kentron TV

2% FreeNews

2% newsam

21% other

29% none

What can and can't your household afford to buy?

6% no food (was 5%)

14% yes food, no clothes (was 15%)

50% yes food & clothes, yes savings, no luxury (was 54%)

23% yes luxury, no house (was 21%)

7% yes anything (was 5%)

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3+3 meeting of regional states took place in Turkey, attended by FM Mirzoyan

TURKEY: The tumultuous processes that we have been experiencing in our close geography, wars, the spiral of humanitarian disaster and torment created by Israel in the Middle East, once again displays how important dialogue and cooperation on a regional level is.

MIRZOYAN: Armenia attaches great importance to regional consultations and engagements. Continuous and sincere dialogue, fostering people-to-people contacts, revitalizing trade and economic ties as well as ensuring inclusiveness in regional initiatives and projects are essential prerequisites for overcoming existing contradictions and achieving better cooperation, development and prosperity of our countries. We strongly believe that responsible approaches and constructive efforts of all regional actors to this end at the same time will largely contribute to achieving peace and stability in the region. //

Mirzoyan advertised Armenia's Crossroads of Peace project and offered Turkey and Azerbaijan a 5% discount as a promo offer.

... Russian FM Lavrov says Armenia is refusing its mediation offer

LAVROV: We, Turks, and Iranians offered Yerevan and Baku to use the 3+3 platform to conclude the peace treaty. We recalled the foundations that were created within the framework of the trilateral work of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. There are also issues related to the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations. Russia actively contributed to the launch of this process, and our Iranian partners joined us. Right now there are no plans to hold meetings, Yerevan has taken a pause, they believe it's necessary to communicate with Turks directly.

... FMs of Armenia and Turkey held a meeting

• discussed the continuation of the dialogue aimed at the full settlement of relations between Armenia and Turkey

• Mirzoyan reaffirmed the importance of the implementation of the past agreements

• exchanged views on regional developments

• Armenia has finalized the construction and technical equipment of the Margara border checkpoint on the Armenia-Turkey border

• Armenia and Turkey have already agreed to jointly assess the technical requirements for the border crossing by the Gyumri-Kars railway

• MIRZOYAN: The operation of the Gyumri-Kars and Armenia-Azerbaijan railway will provide a link between the Persian Gulf, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Mediterranean.

... FMs of Armenia and Azerbaijan held a meeting

• bilateral format

• they continued the negotiations on the Peace Treaty and agreed to put further efforts towards its finalization and conclusio...

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Good morning, I am French and my girlfriend is a French Armenian, she told me that she would like to visit Armenia someday and I plan to take her there the summer of 2025.

First of all, do you recommend me to visit Armenia at this time or is there any relevant problem?

Where would you recommend me to take her?

Thank you very much and have a nice day

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Armenia is ranked as a "free" country in Freedom House's 2024 internet freedom report

Country (points out of 100) freedom level (change since last year)

ICE (94) Free

USA (76) Free

GEO (74) Free (-2)

ARM (74) Free (+2)

AZE (34) Not Free (-3)

TUR (31) Not Free

RUS (20) Not Free

IRN (12) Not Free

CHN (9) Not Free

... countries that dropped or climbed the sharpest

Biggest winner: Zambia

Biggest loser: Kyrgyzstan, after President Japarov intensified his efforts to silence digital media and suppress online organizing

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Swiss politicians, citing a "documented ethnic cleansing", want Switzerland to host a dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of Nagorno-Karabakh

A motion introduced by the Foreign Relations Committee of the Swiss National Council is calling on the Federal Council to organize an international peace forum on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

The aim is to facilitate an open dialogue between Azerbaijan and representatives of the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians, conducted under international supervision.

The motion describes the 2023 events as a "documented ethnic cleansing" and criticizes the attempts to wipe out Armenian cultural heritage "under the guise of “renovation” with forged historical documents".

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UK is aware of the detention of ethnic Armenians and regularly raises the issue with Baku at senior levels: UK's Minister of State for Europe

MINISTER DOUGHTY: We have been consistent in calling for the release of all remaining prisoners of war, and the return of the remains of the deceased.

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U.S. State Department about the Armenian government's effort to sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan before COP29

QUESTION: Azerbaijan has pushed back on human rights concerns prior to COP. They said back off, we aren’t going to listen to your concerns prior to COP. They also said that there will be no peace agreement. They don’t expect it prior to COP. That’s what Secretary Blinken was hoping for. What was your response?

SPOKESPERSON: We never tied the agreement to COP. We wanted to see a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan months ago and have been pushing for a peace agreement, ultimately hoped to get one over the line. But that’s up to the two parties, not the United States.

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Day 2: Armenian army chief visits the United States

A number of issues related to the current course of the AM-US defense partnership, upcoming programs, and regional security were discussed.

CoGS Edward Asryan met the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency Mike Miller, the Commander of the Security Support Command of the US Army Allen Pepper, and the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Teresa Guenov.

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DefCom MP Andranik Kocharyan about interpersonal conflicts between soldiers and preventing murders and suicides in the army

The MP says many of the deaths are a result of personal disputes after which one party feels that he "lost" the dispute and can't cope with it.

REPORTER: Does that mean you haven't been able to combat this through reforms?

ANDRANIK: The reforms were elsewhere: we were able to eliminate the "zone watchers" (zona nayogh). There used to be an entire "institute" of "zone watcher" in military bases. That's how the bases were managed. This practice has been exterminated.

However, we still have locations, remote locations, away from military bases, I'm talking about closer to frontlines, where we still don't have an inner ring of officer staff. To address this, the army is implementing education reforms to train new sergeant staff who are better trained. Until this new staff is deployed at full capacity, it will be difficult to curtail the interpersonal conflicts between soldiers through the use of crude force.

Our soldiers should take "qfurs" easier, and the commanders should understand why their subordinates sometimes fall asleep while on duty before they decide to admonish them. Why does a person fall asleep? When his body can't handle the stress. The commanders must ensure the shifts are distributed fairly.

We have launched reforms in various areas, but this problem remains in the "remote" locations. Today we have an opportunity to implement the staff reforms thanks to calm borders. If we delay this particular reform, it will damage the trust toward other reforms that we have implemented.

You have no idea how many meetings we have held with experts, psychologists, pedagogy university rector, etc. We want to better understand the psychology of a young man and what can drive them to suicide. The effort must begin from school age and continue in a military base. //

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PM Pashinyan invited the ambassadors of EU states for a meeting to discuss AM-EU relations

Pashinyan emphasized AM-EU multi-sector cooperation and once again stressed the Armenian Government’s readiness to deepen relations with European partners.

Pashinyan stressed the need for effective and consistent implementation of the agreements reached in October 2023 in Granada with the President of the European Commission Ursula Von der Leyen, as well as in the statement adopted as a result of the AM-EU-US meeting in Brussels in April 2024.

EU Ambassador Maragos emphasized the EU’s continued support in promoting reforms in the democratic and economic spheres in Armenia.

Ambassador Maragos also emphasized the importance of the launch of the visa liberalization dialogue with Armenia and the decision to provide defense assistance to Armenia from the European Peace Facility.

Thoughts were exchanged on the possibilities of unblocking regional communication routes. Ambassador Maragos expressed the EU’s support for Armenia’s sovereignty and the “Crossroads of Peace” project presented by the Armenian Government.

SecCon Armen Grigoryan earlier said the EU observer mission should stay in Armenia for as long as there is a need for it. The EU offered Azerbaijan to install a similar mission on the Azerbaijani side of the border; Baku rejected it and criticized the EU for its presence in Armenia.

... Brussels hosted a session of the Armenia-EU Civil Society Platform

The representatives of the European Commission, European External Action Service, European Economic and Social Committee as well as heads of different Armenian and European civil society organizations attended the meeting in Brussels.

Armenia's Ambassador to EU Balayan stressed the important role of civil society in promoting the AM-EU Partnership. Balayan touched upon the achievements registered during the past months and the efforts made by the Armenian Government aimed at the strengthening of the partnership with the EU.

The EU officials and NGO representatives assessed the process of reforms in Armenia positively and assured that their organizations will continue to be consistent in solving issues.

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Turkish radio is being shut down by authorities after a guest mentioned the "Armenian Genocide" during a show aired 6 months ago ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

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