Khachatryan

MEMORANDUM **

Armen Khachatryan, a native of the former Soviet Union and citizen of Armenia, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) order denying his applications for asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence, see Gonnley v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir.2004), and we deny the petition for review.

*639 Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s determination that even if Khachatryan suffered persecution on account of his Pentecostal religion, there has been a fundamental change in circumstances such that Khachatryan no longer has a well-founded fear of persecution by Armenian authorities. See 8 C.F.R. § 1208.13 (b)(l)(i)(A). Khachatryan’s claimed fear is undermined by his testimony that the leader of his Pentecostal congregation in Armenia told Khachatryan that he has not experienced any problems since 1995 and that he “has been fine.” In addition, Khachatryan’s parents continue to attend Pentecostal services in Armenia. Khachatryan also testified that…