  Paper: Orinats Yerkir leader faces financial cutback in 5 years April 19, 2012 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Financial resources of Orinats Yerkir party’s chairman Artur Baghdasaryan have decreased over the past five years. Instead, he purchased property he did not own back in 2007, Haykakan Zhamanak daily says. According to the property and income declaration submitted to Armenia’s Central Electoral Commission, Baghdasaryan owns a 315.3 sq.m. apartment and a 38.4 sq.m. garage in Byron street in Yerevan downtown. The politician had no property during previous parliamentary elections, the paper reports. In addition, he has since purchased VAZ 2121 car, and 100% of shares in Gavex company. The party leader claimed total income of AMD 4395 mln over the past year, namely his annual salary. As of March 1, 2012 Baghdasaryan had AMD 5 mln and USD 20000 in his bank accounts, while in 2007 the figure made AMD 8mln and USD190000, according to Haykakan Zhamanak.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
