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         <title><![CDATA[About Identity and Belonging.  In Memory of Monte Melkonian]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[We will bear this regret for the rest of our lives.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:40:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Strong Armenia Wants Electoral Commission to Invalidate June 7 Election Results]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The alliance, headed by billionaire Samvel Karapetyan, came in second to Pashinyan’s Civil Contract party.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/182040</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia Accuses Electoral Commision of Stealing Its Votes]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan today accused Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of fraudulently stealing votes cast in its favor and thus preventing from winning seats in the country’s next parliament.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/182038</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Religious Leaders Meet with Country’s President, Prime Minister]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the blessing of Catholicos Aram I, V. Rev. Fr. Sarkis Aprahamian represented the Armenian Church, the Great House of Cilicia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/182028</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wildberries and Unibank in Armenia Launch Installment Purchase Service]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[If the customer decides to return the product, the funds paid will be refunded. At the same time, the obligations under the credit agreement will be recalculated or closed.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/182018</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:53:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Erdoğan Congratulates Pashinyan on Election Win]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[I also take this opportunity to wish you good health and well-being, and to wish the people of Armenia prosperity and happiness.”]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/182011</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:44:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan Sues Karapetyan, Strong Armenia Party for Defamation]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On May 27, the Strong Armenia party alleged that, if reelected, Pashinyan would bring 300,000 Azerbaijanis to Armenia. Pashinyan denies the claim and calls it defamatory.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181998</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:13:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trump Congratulates Pashinyan on Election Victory]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan on the victory of his Civil Contact Party in the June 7 parliamentary election.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181993</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:57:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lavrov Displeased with Armenia’s Tilt to NATO; Wants Clarification from Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[According to RIA Novosti, Lavrov said the matter is urgent because Armenia has already passed a law on EU integration. He also noted that the Armenian government says it does not currently plan to leave the EAEU.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181988</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:54:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Visits Armenia&#039;s Syunik Province]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. Chargé d’Affaires a.i. David Allen is visiting Syunik Province this week to highlight the many areas of U.S.-Armenia bilateral cooperation across the region.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181973</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:06:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Hunger Striker Osipyan Refuses Medical Exam]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Artur Osipyan, a former resident of Artsakh who has been on a hunger strike for twenty-two days, has refused to undergo a medical examination as a sign of protest.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181971</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:33:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[International Observers Positively Assess Armenia Election Despite Campaign Shortcomings]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Observer organizations, however, stressed the need to strengthen Armenia’s democratic landscape given several internal and external factors that played out in the election campaign.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:04:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[World Leaders, EU Congratulate Pashinyan on Election Victory]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In a social media post, Macron called the result a “resounding victory” and offered his warm congratulations to the Armenian leader.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181964</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:20:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Masoud Pezeshkian sends congratulatory message to Prime Minister Pashinyan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulated Nikol Pashinyan and the Civil Contract Party on their victory in the Armenian parliamentary elections, expressing confidence that bilateral ties will continue to expand in the coming years.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181952</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:56:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[ODIHR Says Armenia’s Voters Were Offered a &quot;Genuine Choice&quot; in June 7 Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The full report on the preliminary conclusions of the ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) election observation mission in Armenia is presented below․]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181949</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 18:52:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Civil Contract Party Scores Decisive Victory in Armenia Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission today released the following preliminary results of Sunday’s parliamentary election.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Armen Ghazaryan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181937</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Heads to the Polls]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling Civil Contract party faces a fragmented opposition led by businessman Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia alliance and former President Robert Kocharyan’s Armenia alliance.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181891</link>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ameriabank and FMO Sign EUR 120 Million Agreement to Support MSMEs and Advance Green Finance in Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The agreement aims to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Armenia and further promote sustainable development through green financing.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181846</link>
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         <pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:24:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Head of Armenia’s State Property Management Department Gets Two Month Detention]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Sahakyan was arrested in April of this year as part of a criminal investigation into allegations of giving and receiving election bribes.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181814</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:05:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan Arrested]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Former Yerevan mayor Gagik Beglaryan was arrested today following charges filed against him in 2025 of money laundering and abuse of official powers.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Lusine Hakobyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181815</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:01:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Solis CJSC Issues USD Bonds]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The current portfolio of Solis company contributes to energy independence and diversification in Armenia by developing local renewable energy generation.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181798</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:28:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Thousands Attend Strong Armenia Party Rally in Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Party leader Samvel Karapetyan, a businessman holding Russian and Cypriot citizenship, was detained in June 2025 on charges of calling for a coup after criticizing the Armenian government&#039;s actions regarding the Armenian Apostolic Church.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Narek Aleksanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181782</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:23:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[EU to Provide Armenia with €50 million in Support to Counter Russian Restrictions]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[By extending export restrictions on Armenian products, Moscow is weaponizing economic relations for political pressure.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181794</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:19:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lebanese Religious Leaders Condemn Israeli Attacks]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[On June 2, leading Christian and Muslim spiritual figures gathered at the Druze Community Center in Beirut and unanimously adopted a statement prepared by the Christian-Muslim Dialogue Committee that condemns Israeli attacks on Lebanon.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:58:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Magnitsky Case Fallout: How Questionable 500,000 Swiss Francs Reached Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While a Swiss court is trying to freeze millions of dollars in the Magnitsky case, some of that money has ended up in Armenia.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Edik Baghdasaryan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181761</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Asked to Freeze Magnitsky-Linked Funds]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[After money tied to a notorious Russian tax fraud slipped into Armenia&#039;s financial system unnoticed by regulators, the victim is stepping in to demand an immediate asset freeze.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Edik Baghdasaryan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181774</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:12:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ameriabank Wins Four Awards at AMX Awards 2026]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ameriabank received 4 awards at the annual AMX Awards ceremony, taking home three awards from Armenia Stock Exchange and one from the Central Depository of Armenia.  ]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181765</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Pashinyan, Erdoğan Exchange Greetings]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Pashinyan, according to his office, congratulated Erdoğan on the Kurban Bayram (Eid al-Adha ) religious holiday.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181755</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:53:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Police Arrest Strong Armenia Party Senior Member for Money Laundering]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs police today arrested Alik Aleksanyan, a senior member of Samvel Karapetyan’s Strong Armenia Party on suspicion of money laundering and paying citizens to attend the businessman’s election rallies.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181750</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:35:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unibank Launches Instant Iransfers by Phone Number]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Phone number transfers are now available in Unibank’s UNIMobile application. Unibank customers can now instantly send money to users of other banks connected to the Arca Pay system by entering the recipient’s phone number.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181748</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:14:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Russia Curbs Import of Stone Fruits, Eggplants, Potatoes, Dried Fruit From Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Russia is introducing temporary restrictions on the import of crops, potatoes, dried and stone fruits of Armenian origin as of June 3.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181745</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:55:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Police Raid Homes in Armavir Province in Weapons Search]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Ministry of Internal Affairs Press Secretary Narek Sargsyan has confirmed reports made by a Hetq source  that police and Investigative Committee staffers launched raids on residences in Armenia’s Armavir Province early today looking for weapons and a]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Grisha Balasanyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181727</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:16:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Spent Nuclear Fuel in Armenia: Waste or Resource?]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For decades, we have been using nuclear energy in Armenia. The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant provides 30-40% of the country&#039;s electricity.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181722</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:44:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[PACE to Observe June 7 Parliamentary Election in Armenia]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[A 22-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), headed by Damien Cottier (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to Armenia from  June 5 to 8 to observe the parliamentary elections․]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:57:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Aram I Celebrates Armenia’s Independence Day]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Under the auspices of Catholicos Aram I, the first Independence Day of the Republic of Armenia was solemnly celebrated on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at the Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:14:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Russia Limits Fish Imports From Armenia Amid Rising Diplomatic Tensions]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Rosselkhoznadzor said the move followed a week of inspections at Armenian fish processing plants and trout farms. According to the agency, half of the companies refused inspection.]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:10:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Putin Congratulates Pashinyan on Birthday]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[During the call, Putin extended birthday wishes to Pashinyan. The Armenian prime minister thanked Putin for the call and the birthday wishes.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia: NGOs Demand the Immediate Release of Artur Osipyan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Artur Osipyan is currently on hunger strike while in detention. He refused to meet the Ombudman’s representative. And the prison monitoring group cannot visit him due to the ban of visits.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Eurasian Economic Union Leaders Say Armenia Should Hold Referendum]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At the same time, we share the position that it is necessary to hold a nationwide referendum in the Republic of Armenia as soon as possible on joining the European Union or remaining part of the Eurasian Economic Union]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Armen Mirzoyan)</author>
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         <title><![CDATA[Firebird to Join Armenia’s National-Level Education Efforts to Support AI-Native Learning at Scale, Launches Firebird Labs]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Armenia is joining a group of leading countries advancing the use of Codex and ChatGPT Edu, designed for academic institutions, providing access to OpenAI’s latest models with enterprise-grade security and controls.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unibank Issues Perpetual Bonds With a 13.25% Annual Yield for Shareholders]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Unibank has issued a new tranche of perpetual AMD-denominated bonds with a volume of AMD 9 billion, available exclusively to the bank’s shareholders.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Russia Suspends Sales of Armenian Mineral Water Amid Rising Tensions with Yerevan]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Russia has halted sales of Armenian mineral water, its consumer safety agency said Friday, in the latest temporary restriction as tensions between Moscow and Yerevan continue to rise.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Seda Hergnyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181678</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:44:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Yerevan Military Parade to Mark Republic Day]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the parade will showcase military equipment recently produced in Armenia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181656</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:37:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Trump Endorses Pashinyan in Armenia’s June Election]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[With Nikol&#039;s help, we will bring the United States, Armenia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia to greater heights than ever before. Make (Armenia) Great Again]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181667</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Catholicos Karekin II Marks Republic Day; Calls for National Unity]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, in a statement marking Armenia’s Republic Day, called on Armenians to unite to strengthen “our state and make the lives of all Armenians prosperous and beautiful.”]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181660</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 10:51:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Unibank Will Not Increase Fixed-Adjustable Interest Rates on Loans Secured by Real Estate ]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[At the same time, for loans where a reduction in the fixed-adjustable interest rate was planned, Unibank has applied the corresponding decrease and informed customers in accordance with the established procedure.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181654</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:36:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Northern Terroir Wines Brings the Spirit of Tavush to Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Guests]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The event welcomed international sommeliers, wine journalists and industry representatives, hospitality professionals, and tour operators who arrived in Armenia as part of one of the world’s most prestigious wine competitions.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181650</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:25:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Armenia Wine Hosts Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Guests]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[It became one of the most memorable and important points in the history of Armenian winemaking, bringing the most famous and influential figures of the global wine market to Armenia.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181645</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 15:28:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Environmental Issues Take a Back Seat in Armenia’s Election Campaign]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[While official Yerevan is trying to show the world its interest in global environmental issues, nature conservation is in last place in the election programs of the forces seeking to win seats in the country’s next parliament.]]></description>
                  <author>info@hetq.am (Zhenya Gevorgyan)</author>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181638</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0400</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Live: U.S., Armenia Sign TRIPP Framework Agreement]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of State Marc Rubio arrived in Armenia today and met with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan.]]></description>
                  <link>https://www.hetq.am/en/article/181626</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:43:00 +0400</pubDate>
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