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NIKOL PASHINYAN ADVISES HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TO GROW TOMATOES AND GALUST SAHAKYAN TO FIND A JOB AT A KINDERGARTEN
by Tatevik Shahunyan
Wednesday, May 21, 19:29
Two years after Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stressed the need
to separate entrepreneurship from the power, the country has a new
government, which includes at least 5 people ranked among the top 20
wealthy people in the country, with Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan
and Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan among the top three, opposition
MP Nikol Pashinyan said in Parliament when discussing the Government's
new programme on May 21.
To prove his statement, Pashinyan said, "Over the years of
independence, Hovik Abrahamyan held state positions almost constantly
and, therefore, has become one of the wealthiest people in the
country. Thousands of hectares of plots, gas and petroleum filling
stations, hotels, plants, mansions and so on and so forth. At least 2
storeys in each building in the center of Yerevan belong to him. The
property declared by David Haroutyunyan is so much that one can think
he has been working as an estate agent all this time, not an official.
Economy Minister Karen Tchshmarityan is also engaged in an offshore
scandal. He has opened a company in the offshore zone and built the
Golden Palace hotel". Pashinyan qualified the Government's program
as a business plan of the oligarchs.
As regards Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan, Pashinyan said that
Khachatryan's name features in almost every company: Ucom, Megaphone,
Megasport, Megafood, etc. "They are speaking about corruption from
morning till night, they stress the need to combat corruption. But
what is corruption? Corruption is Hovik Abrahamyan, who was a minister
of territorial administration for many years and at the same time
coordinated the agrarian sector and received 1.2 mln USD income from
agriculture, while thousands of farmers were bending under the burden
of loans and leaving the country. After Ucom was founded, the State
Revenue Committee "suddenly" refused ArmenTel's services and started
using the services of Ucom. Gagik Khachatryan says he has nothing
to do with it, because the agreement was signed by the head of the
Staff of the State Revenue Committee. What does it mean? The head
of the Staff signed it, but the head of the Committee was unaware of
it! Ucom belongs to Khachatryan, but he says it belongs to his nephew.
Another company belongs to another nephew", said Pashinyan.
"The Government mentions in its program that it is necessary to form
a national brand. One shouldn't do it, because as long as we have
this government and Serzh Sargsyan as President, we can have only
one brand - corruption!!!" he said.
Pashinyan added, "Today I have asked Hovik Abrahamyan how he earned his
millions, and he has replied that he used to be engaged in farming. So,
you were engaged in farming and held a state position at the same
time. Let's look at the results. The result of your activity as a
state official is that the country is on the brink of collapse, the
country faces 32.5% poverty and large-scale migration. The result
of your farming is millions. So, you are better at growing tomatoes
and you'd better keep on growing tomatoes". Pashinyan also made a
statement regarding Speaker of Armenian Parliament Galust Sahakyan.
"When I was asking a question, Mr. Sahakyan told me "not to be
naughty". Mr. Sahakyan, if you are not good at choosing words
and combining them, it gives you no right to make yourself
at a kindergarten. If you keep behaving this way, we'll take
relevant measures. We have a good experience in educating
pseudo-kindergarteners", he said.
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by Tatevik Shahunyan
Wednesday, May 21, 19:29
Two years after Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan stressed the need
to separate entrepreneurship from the power, the country has a new
government, which includes at least 5 people ranked among the top 20
wealthy people in the country, with Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan
and Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan among the top three, opposition
MP Nikol Pashinyan said in Parliament when discussing the Government's
new programme on May 21.
To prove his statement, Pashinyan said, "Over the years of
independence, Hovik Abrahamyan held state positions almost constantly
and, therefore, has become one of the wealthiest people in the
country. Thousands of hectares of plots, gas and petroleum filling
stations, hotels, plants, mansions and so on and so forth. At least 2
storeys in each building in the center of Yerevan belong to him. The
property declared by David Haroutyunyan is so much that one can think
he has been working as an estate agent all this time, not an official.
Economy Minister Karen Tchshmarityan is also engaged in an offshore
scandal. He has opened a company in the offshore zone and built the
Golden Palace hotel". Pashinyan qualified the Government's program
as a business plan of the oligarchs.
As regards Finance Minister Gagik Khachatryan, Pashinyan said that
Khachatryan's name features in almost every company: Ucom, Megaphone,
Megasport, Megafood, etc. "They are speaking about corruption from
morning till night, they stress the need to combat corruption. But
what is corruption? Corruption is Hovik Abrahamyan, who was a minister
of territorial administration for many years and at the same time
coordinated the agrarian sector and received 1.2 mln USD income from
agriculture, while thousands of farmers were bending under the burden
of loans and leaving the country. After Ucom was founded, the State
Revenue Committee "suddenly" refused ArmenTel's services and started
using the services of Ucom. Gagik Khachatryan says he has nothing
to do with it, because the agreement was signed by the head of the
Staff of the State Revenue Committee. What does it mean? The head
of the Staff signed it, but the head of the Committee was unaware of
it! Ucom belongs to Khachatryan, but he says it belongs to his nephew.
Another company belongs to another nephew", said Pashinyan.
"The Government mentions in its program that it is necessary to form
a national brand. One shouldn't do it, because as long as we have
this government and Serzh Sargsyan as President, we can have only
one brand - corruption!!!" he said.
Pashinyan added, "Today I have asked Hovik Abrahamyan how he earned his
millions, and he has replied that he used to be engaged in farming. So,
you were engaged in farming and held a state position at the same
time. Let's look at the results. The result of your activity as a
state official is that the country is on the brink of collapse, the
country faces 32.5% poverty and large-scale migration. The result
of your farming is millions. So, you are better at growing tomatoes
and you'd better keep on growing tomatoes". Pashinyan also made a
statement regarding Speaker of Armenian Parliament Galust Sahakyan.
"When I was asking a question, Mr. Sahakyan told me "not to be
naughty". Mr. Sahakyan, if you are not good at choosing words
and combining them, it gives you no right to make yourself
at a kindergarten. If you keep behaving this way, we'll take
relevant measures. We have a good experience in educating
pseudo-kindergarteners", he said.
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