Armenian Ministry of Diaspora accused of attempted money laundering![]() April 13, 2011 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Executive Director of One Nation, One Culture foundation Tamar Poghosyan said that the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora intended to implement a plan on money laundering, but failed in doing so. As the plan has failed, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan decided to create problems for implementation of the foundation’s programs, Poghosyan told a press conference in Yerevan, commenting on her discrepancies with the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora. Poghosyan added that the Ministry created numerous artificial hindrances for the foundation in 2010, thus, exacerbating tensions. On April 11, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan presented a document during a meeting with bloggers, according to which Tamara Poghosyan set an AMD 2,631,850 salary for herself for organization of One Nation, One Culture festival in 2010, which lasted for only a week. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |