In a letter from the detention facility, Archbishop Galstanyan responded to reports that Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders may meet in Dubai in late July.
“We were deeply surprised to hear of the alleged moral transgressions which Prime Minister Pashinyan attributes to Armenian bishops,” the statement says.
Earlier in the week, Turkey’s former CHP mayor of Izmir and 137 municipal staff were detained in connection with investigations into tender-rigging and fraud.
Vardevanyan decries Prosecutor General’s direct role in launching charges against Samvel Karapetyan, calling it unprecedented and politically motivated.
Prosecutors claim he knowingly concealed the land seizure and illegal construction, presenting falsified documents that misrepresented the site’s condition.
RA parliament passed a declaration “condemning terrorism and political violence as illegitimate means of seizing state power.” Opposition skipped the vote.
Officials from Armenia and Belgium discussed expanding bilateral ties, EU cooperation, and regional stability during political consultations in Yerevan.