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HEAD OF YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY'S DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OWNS A BUS ROUTE
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/28308/head-of-yerevan-municipalitys-department-of-transportation-owns-a-bus-route.html
11:24, July 23, 2013
Henrik Navasardyan, who heads the Yerevan Municipality's Department
of Transportation, is in fact the owner of No. 18 bus route in the
Armenian capital.
The route in question is operated by a company called Dyako-Art,
which is owned by the Navasardyan's 22 year-old son Andranik. The
director of the company is another relative, Artak Navasardyan.
It doesn't matter in whose name the route is being operated - it's
a Navasardyan family enterprise.
Thus, it comes as no surprise that Henrik Navasardyan been the most
vocal government defender of the recent 50% hike in transit fares.
If the fare remains at 150 AMD, that's a tidy revenue increase for
the family business.
Another son, Davit Navasardyan, owns a company called Motion Time,
which sells advertising space in public buses and other modes of
transport.
We tried to reach Henrik Navasardyan for comment but it appears that
the Yerevan Municipality has blocked all modes of communication to him.
Navasardyan's office told us that we would have to go through
official channels before talking to him, advising us to contact the
Municipality's Department of Information and Public Affairs
We did so but were told that all requests for an interview with
Navasardyan would have to be put in writing for review.
From: A. Papazian
Grisha Balasanyan
http://hetq.am/eng/news/28308/head-of-yerevan-municipalitys-department-of-transportation-owns-a-bus-route.html
11:24, July 23, 2013
Henrik Navasardyan, who heads the Yerevan Municipality's Department
of Transportation, is in fact the owner of No. 18 bus route in the
Armenian capital.
The route in question is operated by a company called Dyako-Art,
which is owned by the Navasardyan's 22 year-old son Andranik. The
director of the company is another relative, Artak Navasardyan.
It doesn't matter in whose name the route is being operated - it's
a Navasardyan family enterprise.
Thus, it comes as no surprise that Henrik Navasardyan been the most
vocal government defender of the recent 50% hike in transit fares.
If the fare remains at 150 AMD, that's a tidy revenue increase for
the family business.
Another son, Davit Navasardyan, owns a company called Motion Time,
which sells advertising space in public buses and other modes of
transport.
We tried to reach Henrik Navasardyan for comment but it appears that
the Yerevan Municipality has blocked all modes of communication to him.
Navasardyan's office told us that we would have to go through
official channels before talking to him, advising us to contact the
Municipality's Department of Information and Public Affairs
We did so but were told that all requests for an interview with
Navasardyan would have to be put in writing for review.
From: A. Papazian