PM slams reports on his being offshore company shareholderJune 12, 2013 - 21:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Sargsyan said he is accused of establishing an offshore company, aiming to take away someone’s business or develop a plan for indemnification. He further noted it a bad method to harm a person’s reputation. “In answer to Haykakan Zhamanak paper’s question where I was the day the company was registered I answered I was on official visit to Prague with a lot of journalists. This is not the first case I hear such accusations. I was accused of abusing power when I occupied the post of Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA). Rumors later circulated suggesting I owned Nairit plant,” he said. The prime minister further said a law on the registration of high-level officials’ property was adopted through the efforts of the government and political majority. 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. |