Media: Armenian MP Kocharyan to be “archived” along with 44-day war report

The confrontation within Armenia’s ruling Civil Contract faction has reached a new peak, as sources claim that Andranik Kocharyan, head of the parliamentary defence commission and author of the shelved report on the 44-day war, may soon share the fate of his report — being “sent to the archive.”

Another confrontation involving Kocharyan erupted during a closed meeting of the parliamentary commission on defense and security, which he chairs. During the discussion of the 2026 draft state budget, Kocharyan demanded that MP Hayk Sargsyan close his laptop, citing a ban on devices with recording functions. Sargsyan refused, leading to a heated verbal exchange. The meeting was suspended until Sargsyan left the room, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Yerevan-based newspaper Zhoghovurd. 

The newspaper says that tensions between the two MPs are long-standing. Sargsyan has reportedly complained about Kocharyan’s conduct to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan several times, while Kocharyan, sources say, often displays open irritation and uses harsh language toward his colleague.

Kocharyan also had tense relations with Parliament Speaker Alen Simonyan. During a commemorative event on October 27, the deputy, sources say, demonstratively ignored the speaker. According to the publication, the reason for the conflict was Simonyan's decision not to bring the report of the parliamentary commission investigating the circumstances of the 44-day war to the plenary session and to send it to the archives instead.

The newspaper says Kocharyan has stated in private that he will present the report to the next parliament. Simonyan's supporters claim that there will be no place for Kocharyan in the new parliament — “he will be sent to the archives along with the report.”