Pashinyan’s retreat from escalation with Russia. 2031 election campaign has begun Alpha Newsroom 16.10.2026
October 16 2026, 21:00
Today in Alpha News Room:
🔹 Why were there no European guests at the COP17 summit, and why did Ararat Mirzoyan speak of fraternal relations with Russia?
🔹 Statements by the heads of Rosatom and Russian Railways after talks with Nikol Pashinyan
🔹 Is Pashinyan preparing for the next elections? What does the deadline he has set, 2031, for signing a peace agreement mean?
🔹 What happens after the Kocharyans end up in the basement: political strategist Vigen Hakobyan live on Alpha News
🔹 What is changing in Pashinyan’s relations with Moscow: political scientist Andrey Areshev, expert of the Strategic Culture Foundation, live on Alpha News
🔹 The most convenient moment to open the Armenian-Turkish border: Baku insists that Turkey not interfere in its dealings with Israel. Can Ankara say the same about opening the border with Armenia?
🔹 The connection between Armenia and the Diaspora is vital: Levon Baronyan, representative of the Western Office of the Hai Dat Committee of the ARF-D in the US, live on Alpha News
🔹 In 2025, representatives of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture were allowed to visit Armenian hostages and prisoners of war held in Azerbaijan. However, Baku does not allow their reports to be published, “which clearly indicates the existence of abuses there”
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