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MP from Prosperous Armenia Party: Scandals around Prime Minister of
Armenia not result of discrepancies within government
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, July 13, 18:47
MP from Prosperous Armenia Party Mikael Melkumyan believes that
scandals around Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan are not a
result of discrepancies within the government.
Melkumyan told ArmInfo that to draw final conclusions it is necessary
to wait for the results of the inquiry into the 'offshore scandal' and
the end of the "war" between ARFD and Tigran Sargsyan. Prosperous
Armenia prefers good relations with all the political forces if it
does not damage the state and the public interests. I don't think that
the other parties pursue different goals or seek a split in the
leadership," he said.
It is widely rumored in the political circles in Armenia that there is
a real 'war' between Tigran Sargsyan and Hovik Abrahamyan ahead of the
presidential election of 2018. The prime minister and the speaker
unleashed that 'smear war' with the only goal to weaken each other
ahead of the presidential election. As a result, there was leak of
'confidential' information against Sargsyan and Abrahamyan regarding
the offshore scandal and misuse of the $2 million provided by the
government for organization of Shanhai-2012 exhibition. To recall,
Armenia's Ambassador to China is the brother of Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan. Earlier, Hrant Margaryan, ARFD Bureau representative, in
an interview with RFE/RL Armenia service, said that Prime Minister of
Armenia Tigran Sargsyan has openly declared war against ARF
Dashnaktsutyun Party. In response, the Finance Ministry Inspectorate
conducted inspections in the Ararat region and found out that Jonik
Abrahamyan, the speaker's brother, received and misused 48,000 liters
of diesel fuel the government had provided to the vulnerable rural
residents at preferential prices.
Nevertheless, sources close to the Republican Party say that at the
meeting of the Republican Party Executive Body, the president
reprimanded the prime minister for 'sending' financial inspectors to
the 'Abrahamyans family.' According to the given sources, the
president was displeased with the open criticism the ruling party
representatives lever at each other. Earlier, Serzh Sargsyan
reprimanded the parliamentary majority, particularly, the parliament
leadership, for their behavior with regard to the Control Chamber's
report. To recall, after the Control Chamber's report was introduced
in the parliament, Hovik Abrahamyan harshly criticized the government
structures for misuse of the budget funds. Later, the above
Inspectorate of the Finance Ministry made public the data on the
diesel fuel received by Abrahamyan's family at a preferential price.
Armenia not result of discrepancies within government
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Saturday, July 13, 18:47
MP from Prosperous Armenia Party Mikael Melkumyan believes that
scandals around Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan are not a
result of discrepancies within the government.
Melkumyan told ArmInfo that to draw final conclusions it is necessary
to wait for the results of the inquiry into the 'offshore scandal' and
the end of the "war" between ARFD and Tigran Sargsyan. Prosperous
Armenia prefers good relations with all the political forces if it
does not damage the state and the public interests. I don't think that
the other parties pursue different goals or seek a split in the
leadership," he said.
It is widely rumored in the political circles in Armenia that there is
a real 'war' between Tigran Sargsyan and Hovik Abrahamyan ahead of the
presidential election of 2018. The prime minister and the speaker
unleashed that 'smear war' with the only goal to weaken each other
ahead of the presidential election. As a result, there was leak of
'confidential' information against Sargsyan and Abrahamyan regarding
the offshore scandal and misuse of the $2 million provided by the
government for organization of Shanhai-2012 exhibition. To recall,
Armenia's Ambassador to China is the brother of Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan. Earlier, Hrant Margaryan, ARFD Bureau representative, in
an interview with RFE/RL Armenia service, said that Prime Minister of
Armenia Tigran Sargsyan has openly declared war against ARF
Dashnaktsutyun Party. In response, the Finance Ministry Inspectorate
conducted inspections in the Ararat region and found out that Jonik
Abrahamyan, the speaker's brother, received and misused 48,000 liters
of diesel fuel the government had provided to the vulnerable rural
residents at preferential prices.
Nevertheless, sources close to the Republican Party say that at the
meeting of the Republican Party Executive Body, the president
reprimanded the prime minister for 'sending' financial inspectors to
the 'Abrahamyans family.' According to the given sources, the
president was displeased with the open criticism the ruling party
representatives lever at each other. Earlier, Serzh Sargsyan
reprimanded the parliamentary majority, particularly, the parliament
leadership, for their behavior with regard to the Control Chamber's
report. To recall, after the Control Chamber's report was introduced
in the parliament, Hovik Abrahamyan harshly criticized the government
structures for misuse of the budget funds. Later, the above
Inspectorate of the Finance Ministry made public the data on the
diesel fuel received by Abrahamyan's family at a preferential price.