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Nikol Pashinyan receives symbolic first biometric passport

First reported by Civic.am: Yesterday, 11:13

Updated 13:06, 22 sources

Politics. Photo: gov.am, cropped
Photo: gov.am, cropped

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received Armenia's symbolic first new-generation biometric passport at a ceremony marking the launch of the biometric system and the handover of passports. Pashinyan said the passport meets modern international standards. According to Interior Minister Arpine Sargsyan, more than 1,300 appointments have already been booked for the new documents.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first and how the others caught up. Each bar shows how many of that side's outlets covered the story.

First to report: Civic.am · 11:13 · Pro-government

Pro-government 5 / 6 First: Civic.am, 11:13
Balanced 8 / 12 First: Mamul.am, 9 h 11 min later
Opposition 8 / 21 First: Golos Armenii, 44 min later

Foreign outlets: 1, first: Sputnik Armenia, 12:30

Timeline as a list
  1. Civic.am (Pro-government)
  2. Golos Armenii (Opposition)
  3. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  4. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  5. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  6. Mediahub (Opposition)
  7. News.am (Opposition)
  8. Radar Armenia (Balanced)
  9. Armlur / Joghovurd (Opposition)
  10. 1in.am (Balanced)
  11. CivilNet (Balanced)
  12. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  13. 24news.am (Opposition)
  14. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  15. Ararat News (Balanced)
  16. Hetq (Balanced)
  17. Public TV news (H1 / Lurer) (Pro-government)
  18. Aravot (Balanced)
  19. Infocom (Balanced)
  20. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  21. Tert.am (Opposition)
  22. Past / Pastinfo (Opposition)

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