The US ambassador in Ankara spoke about the possibility of opening the Armenian-Turkish border

The goal of Pashinyan's whole life is revenge, it does not bring him good, Robert Kocharyan said during a meeting with his supporters. "There is a layer in Armenia, among which I am a person who does not forgive people. If you fixate on revenge, you have a problem. In that case, you should not engage in any public affairs, not think about the future and focus on settling scores with people who have wronged or betrayed you in the past. This is not a good thing, especially for the first person of the country," said the second president.

"Global Peace Index" published the 2025 peace index of the countries of the world. The list of states includes 163 countries. According to the results, conflicts at the state level increased significantly after the Second World War. And many countries have increased their militarization, while some countries have managed to maintain peace. The list of the most peaceful countries in the world in 2025 is below: I. Iceland 2. Ireland 3. New Zealand 4. Austria 5. Switzerland 6. Singapore 7. Portugal 8. Denmark 9. Slovenia 10. Finland Armenia is on the 58th place of the list, Azerbaijan is on the 95th place, Georgia is on the 109th place, Iran is on the 142nd place, and Turkey is on the 146th place. Turkey is one of 14 countries involved in more than 5 foreign conflicts. Among these conflicts, Syria and Ethiopia are especially prominent.

LAP President Edmon Marukyan writes on Facebook: Then don't say we were sleeping in the donkey's ear and didn't know... The President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, in his address to the participants of the "Cultural Heritage and the Right of Return" international conference held in Baku, again referred to the topic of the return of forcibly displaced Azerbaijanis from "West Azerbaijan", accusing Armenia of destroying the cultural heritage of Azerbaijanis in those areas. He insisted that it is necessary to make an international legal assessment of "crimes committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis" and called on the international community to support this process. The head of Azerbaijan emphasized the realization of the right of return of Azerbaijanis displaced from Armenia, referring to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international covenants and conventions. Dear compatriots, today the President of Azerbaijan once again warned us not to suddenly, as the people say, "fall into an archaic state". The topic of Western Azerbaijan is not closed, and they will return to Armenia. This is not the first time that Aliyev has said this. we have been familiar with those thoughts for a long time, and the RA authorities constantly urge us not to pay attention to them. According to them, these messages are intended for the internal audience. It turns out that it is for those people who, according to Aliyev, should "return". Just try to remember if something happened during these 5 years that Aliyev announced and then it did not become reality. Dear compatriots, I am sure that it is possible to disrupt Aliyev's plans, but for that we must first prevent Nikol Pashinyan from being re-elected. And only then will Aliyev's words begin to come true. So, either we all fight together to have a sovereign Armenia, or our motherland is Azeriized...

The Facebook post of Garnik Danielyan, deputy of the "Hayastan" faction. Today, I visited Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and Archbishop Mikael Adjapahyan in the isolation cell of the National Security Service, together with my colleague, deputy of the Armenia faction, Argishti Gevorgyan. Unfortunately, meetings are closed with Arshak Archbishop Khachatryan, who is in the same cell. Following the recent events, the Holy Fathers remain confident that the war declared against our identity, including the Armenian Apostolic Church, is doomed to failure. The leader of the administration, crossing all borders and exceeding his powers, is now trying to force the clergy to discount the name of His Holiness during the Liturgy through the National Security Service. Such clumsy and illegal steps are characteristic of regimes that have lost legitimacy and public trust and rely only on power structures. Bagrat Srbazan expressed his gratitude to all the participants of the presentation of the book "Winning Ourselves". In his authored book, Srbazan points out our problems and the keys to their solution. I should also mention that on the eve of the Episcopal meeting, on December 9, the court will examine the question of the participation of Bishop Bagrat and the change of the restraining order. Freedom to our spiritual fathers, freedom to political prisoners.

Judge Zeinal Aghaev, presiding at today's court session on the fabricated cases against former Minister of State of Artsakh Ruben Vardanyan in the Baku military court, noted that the group of persons identified as "victims" in the case appealed to the court at the previous sessions, noting that they could not participate in the sessions for valid reasons and confirm the statements given during the preliminary investigation. The parties did not object to these statements being read in court. It was noted that they will be heard at today's court session. Then, testimonies of the group of persons considered as "victims", expert opinions contained in the criminal case materials, as well as protocols and other documents presenting evidence related to the case were published. The next court hearing was scheduled for December 8.

Economic growth continues to slow down. 2024-2025 the rates of economic growth are significantly lower than the high indicators recorded in previous years, which were due to positive external factors - the inflow of people and capital, as well as re-exports. According to the forecasts of the RA government, the economic growth of RA will stabilize around 5.4%, which is also consistent with the forecasts of other institutions. The budget message states that in 2021-2026 under the conditions of the growth rate, it is possible to ensure the 7.0% economic growth target set by the government plan, because the average growth will be 7.2%. Meanwhile, it should be remembered that according to the plan of the RA government, under the conditions of a favorable external environment, the target is 9.0%, and in 2023-2024. the high economic growth (due to which the 7.2% average growth is actually formed) was due to positive developments for RA itself (inflow of people and capital, re-export, etc.). Therefore, the formed economic growth should either be considered from the point of view of compliance with the 9.0% economic growth target, or the actual economic growth rate of RA should be adjusted from the effects of one-time external factors, and then only compared with the 7.0% economic growth target. An improvement in the tax/GDP ratio is again included in the forecasts for 2026. with an expected increase of 0.4 percentage points, but its realism is under question. 2021-2024 during this period, the actual improvement of taxes/GDP was only 0.5 percentage points, while the budgets of those years and the MDP predicted similar increases for each year. Such ambitious indicators were also included in 2025-2026. in forecasts that carry a high risk of failure.

Italy has officially approved the 12th package of military aid to Ukraine. This was reported by Italy’s official gazette.

Based on the decree signed by Italy’s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and agreed upon with the heads of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Economy, the Ukrainian government will receive another batch of military materials, equipment, and machinery.

For security reasons, the full list of transferred property (compiled by the Italian General Staff) is classified as “secret” and is not disclosed publicly.
The decree stipulates that the equipment and materials are provided free of charge and are to be written off the balance sheet. At the same time, it is noted that the inventory of the weapons will be carried out exclusively for accounting purposes, and the transfer deadlines must be as short as possible.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivered an impromptu speech in Sharm El-Sheikh and, live on air, nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Sharif stated that Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for ending the conflict between India and Pakistan and for bringing an end to Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.

This is the second time Sharif has nominated Trump for the award. In June, he had nominated the U.S. President for the prize for helping to ease tensions in the India-Pakistan conflict. That decision had caused controversy both within Pakistan and at the international level.

The working visit of Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan to Brussels has commenced. Ahead of the 6th meeting of the Armenia-EU Partnership Council, a tête-à-tête meeting took place between Minister Mirzoyan and Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Today's discussions include issues of deepening Armenia-EU partnership, including the adoption of a new partnership agenda, as well as regional topics, including the promotion of connectivity.