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Around 420 Million Drams — $1.135 Million — to “Domino Video Production” for the Expected “Military Parade–Report”: Contract Without a Tender

168.am reports that the authorities have entrusted the organization of the Republic Day event scheduled for May 28 to “Domino Video Production” LLC, without a tender procedure. According to the article, the contract, worth around 420 million drams, was concluded through an urgent procurement procedure, while the event, although officially presented as a “report,” includes a military parade, stage performances, and special effects according to its technical description.

168.am notes that the event is to include large-scale decorations of Republic Square, a tricolor fireworks display, the use of state symbols, and broadcasting on Public Television. The publication also emphasizes that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had previously avoided the term “military parade,” citing its sensitivity in relation to the peace agenda, but later used precisely that word on social media.

The article also refers to the “Domino” companies’ previous state contracts. According to 168.am, organizations owned by Ruzanna Vardanyan and her husband, Ashot Arakelyan, have received a number of major contracts from various state agencies in recent years, most of which were also carried out without an open tender. 168.am recalls that it had previously attempted to find out details of the costs of state events as well, but had not received responses.

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Infocom: Some Expenses of Officials Who Donated to Civil Contract Are Not Substantiated by Their Declarations

An investigation by “Infocom” has revealed discrepancies between the income, monetary assets, and expenses of a number of officials who made donations to the Civil Contract party in 2025. In some cases, the income reported in their declarations is insufficient to substantiate their expenses, while several officials have provided explanations regarding undeclared income.

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Verelq: Prosecutor’s Office Demands Confiscation of the “Ayrarat” Cinema Building

The Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit demanding the confiscation of the “Ayrarat” (“Rossiya”) cinema building located at 16 Tigran Mets Avenue, Yerevan. The real estate belongs to the family of businessman and former Member of Parliament Khachatur Sukiasyan.

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“Hetq”: Prosecutor’s Office Challenges Auction of Former Kindergarten Acquired by Gurgen Arsenyan’s Company

The Prosecutor’s Office of Tavush Province has applied to the Anti-Corruption Court, demanding that the auction of the building of former Kindergarten No. 9 in Dilijan be declared invalid and that the property be returned to the community. This is reported by “Hetq.”

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Factor.am: Mikael Minasyan Summoned to the Prosecutor’s Office: Who Else Is Listed in the Same Proceedings With Him

On October 9, Mikael Minasyan, Armenia’s former ambassador to the Vatican, who has not been in Armenia for nearly six years and is wanted, was summoned to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Armenia. The Prosecutor’s Office intends to recover from him and persons associated with him property of alleged unlawful origin.

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Suren Papikyan’s Assets: New Property in Kentron and Income of 36 Million Drams

Suren Papikyan’s 2025 declaration, as Minister of Defense, has come under the scrutiny of the Zhoghovurd daily newspaper. As the newspaper writes, over the past year the minister acquired two new real estate properties in Yerevan’s Kentron administrative district. According to the declaration, on August 25, Papikyan acquired an apartment for 69 million 408 thousand 979 drams, and on November 27, a parking space for 11 million 881 thousand 200 drams. The declared value of the two properties together amounts to 81 million 290 thousand 179 drams.

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