The Armenian Parliament will discuss the size of the investigative committee to investigate problems in the Armenian Apostolic Church

ArmInfo.  Only two issues are included in the agenda of the plenary session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia opening on October 6.  The corresponding decision was made at a meeting of the National Assembly chaired by Parliament Speaker Ruben Rubinyan the day before.

Among the issues discussed will be amendments to the law "On Holidays and Memorable Dates," as well as determining the size of the parliamentary investigative committee to investigate the failure of the Armenian Apostolic Church to fulfill its exclusive mission in the spiritual life of the Armenian people, the development of its national culture, and the preservation of national identity as a result of the crisis in the Church following the actions of several AAC clergy.

Given the importance of the issue, it is safe to assume that the discussions will be heated and will last for more than one day.

The Council meeting also approved the composition of the friendship groups of the ninth convocation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia.

It should be noted that relations between the Armenian authorities and the AAC are in a state of deep and open political confrontation, which has sharply escalated. in 2024-2026. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the ruling party accuse the church leadership and Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II personally of interfering in politics, deviating from the canons, and attempting to destabilize the situation in the country (including supporting anti-government protests). At the end of September 2026, the Prime Minister's Office published an official report on the "crisis in the Armenian Apostolic Church," containing accusations against the senior clergy and a reform plan that calls for replacing the Catholicos and adopting a new church charter.

In October 2026, the Armenian parliament, on the initiative of the ruling Civil Contract faction, created a special investigative commission to study the situation in the Church and develop legislative changes aimed at "stopping the takeover of the Church."

The parliamentary opposition refused to participate in the commission's work.

The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin called the government's initiatives and report illegal, unconstitutional, and gross pressure on an autonomous religious organization. The Church insists that the state has no right to interfere in internal affairs and decide on the replacement of the Catholicos.