 Businessmen flee Armenia to evade involvement in local elections – paper August 31, 2012 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A large number of businessmen particularly those representing the mining and processing industry are going to flee Armenia to evade involvement in the upcoming local government elections, Chorrord Ishkanutyun reports. Though the entrepreneurs were strictly instructed in early August to complete all their “minor” activates and focus on “main” ones, businessman Vardan Ayvazyan who has close ties with Georgian authorities may be among those to leave the country, the paper says. Partner news  Top stories The demonstrators launched a signature campaign for a written note to be submitted to Public Services Regulatory Commission. Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin hosted a meeting of the organizing committee of the Armenian Genocide 100th anniversary events. Earlier, ArmRosgasprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas price. Armenian defense ministry’s spokesman described the maneuvers as ordinary exercises conducted several times a year.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. report says religious freedom still restricted in Turkey  Despite these provisions, the report noted, the government provides favorable and prejudicial treatment to Sunni Islamic groups.European Commission urges EU-wide exchange of income data “I want to see this principle of automatic exchange become the standard at international level as well,” Barroso said.Cooperation between Armenian, Artsakh police discussed President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan met Tuesday, May 21, with Armenian Police chief Vladimir Gasparyan.Israeli army denies Syria claims of destroyed vehicle An army spokeswoman said a vehicle had been damaged by gunfire from Syria but no Israeli soldiers were hurt. |
