  Paper: Tsarukyan’s golden gun is a gift from Armenian President April 20, 2012 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pistol belonging to Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan, the most popular topic in the media over the past few days, appears to have interesting origin. According to Zhoghovurd paper’s data, Tsarukyan got his golden gun from Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan as a gift. Tsarukyan’s spokesman Khachik Galstyan neither confirmed nor refuted the information to Zhoghovurd just saying: “You’ve had enough of that topic; you’d better report about something else now.” During the election campaign in the town of Etchmiadzin, a gust revealed a gun stuck in the party leader's belt. Tsarukyan declared this was just a Vertu phone, while former Foreign Minister, now member of the Prosperous Armenia, Vartan Oskanian, claimed he believes this was really a pistol. Despite party’s refusal to admit their leader carries weapon, Tsarukyan does have the right to do so by law, since he is also a member of Armenia’s Security Council, the paper says.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29  Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said.Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said.Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution.U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |
