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What does the ruling party promise? Onik Gasparian’s proposal. Turkey is in the role of a hostage. Alpha News Room 20.04.2026

April 20 2026, 21:00

Today in Alpha News Room:

🔹 Pashinyan has presented the Civil Contract party’s pre-election platform: what does the ruling force promise on foreign policy?

🔹 The CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council session was held without Armenia’s participation: what did the CSTO Secretary General and Russia’s foreign minister say?

🔹 Following Seyran Ohanyan’s statement about the authorities’ inaction during the war, former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Onik Gasparian proposed organizing a closed-format meeting

🔹 It would have been better if Onik Gasparian’s response had not followed, as he once again showed passivity: Tigran Kocharyan

🔹 False rumors were spreading about Onik Gasparian, and he must respond to them: Seyran Ohanyan

🔹 Turkey is already conducting trade via the “Zangezur Corridor,” Pashinyan has allowed Armenia’s sovereignty to be trampled: Beniamin Matevosyan

🔹 Turkey appears to have become a hostage to these relations: the speaker of Armenia’s National Assembly stated in Turkey that Baku is obstructing the process of resolving the conflict between Yerevan and Ankara

🔹 Although Trump announced that his envoys would travel to Islamabad, Iran stated that it has not yet decided whether to participate in the talks

🔹 Trump’s pressure tools are not achieving their goals, Iran feels strong and is pushing its demands: Pyotr Kolchin

🔹 Iran is entering negotiations from a position of strength and seeking to dictate its terms: Evdokia Dobreva