Survey says there are 20 millionaire MPs in ArmeniaMarch 12, 2013 - 16:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to asset declarations, there are 20 millionaire MPs in Armenia, with 4 representatives of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan, Vahan Karapetyan, Gurgen Arsenyan, Grigori Margaryan and member of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Samvel Aleksanyan included in the top five list. Together they reported income of USD 1 mln. The survey was conducted by Mandat information agency in the framework of “Monitoring of legislative activity of National Assembly” program, with the results available on Parliamentmonitoring.am website. According to the survey, Prosperous Armenia is the wealthiest parliamentary group, with 36 representatives having registered $98,1 mln together. It is followed by the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), with Heritage party bottoming the list. The results are based on MPs’ Income and Asset Declarations. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |