 Paper: new details emerge about Gyumri ex-mayor’s funds misuse October 25, 2012 - 12:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Zhoghovurd daily, new facts are being disclosed about the deals made by former Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan and his teammates. The paper has revealed copies of documents stating that AMD 3 mln 417 thous. was transferred to Ghukasyan-owned Alexandrapol hotel for financing the September visit of Minas Avetisyan Foundation representatives and Italian experts. “The ex-mayor seems to have done nothing reprehensible. After purchasing Tumanyan's House Museum in Tbilisi, he took up the mission of ‘saving’ the famed Armenian artist Minas Avetisyan’s frescos. However, the agreement on the transfer of the painter’s works to the municipality building didn’t oblige Gyumri mayor’s office to finance the delegation’s visit to Armenia,” the paper says.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
