13:00 News Briefs: Alen Simonyan Appointed as Security Council Secretary, Nikol Pashinyan on Energy Independence and Relations with Russia

Here are the brief and substantial news updates from the last hour:

• Alen Simonyan has been appointed as the Secretary of the Security Council, replacing Armen Grigoryan in this role.
• Nikol Pashinyan announced that the government will once again focus on the agenda of the revolution, including reducing the shadow economy.
• Armenia aims to achieve full energy independence while maintaining international energy trade, including potential cooperation with Azerbaijan.
• Pashinyan stated that Armenia has no issues with Russia, but strives not to lose the opportunity to integrate into international transport networks.
• The body of a serviceman with a gunshot wound has been discovered in one of the military units, and an investigation is underway to clarify the circumstances of the incident.
• Some regions in Russia have imposed restrictions on gasoline sales against the backdrop of a possible new fuel crisis.
• Russia announced that it has not received the proposals from Zelensky regarding the resolution of the Ukrainian conflict through diplomatic channels from the U.S.