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MASS MEDIA: AMERICAN BENEFACTOR JON HUNTSMAN SCRAPS HIS PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA
by Ashot Safaryan
Wednesday, February 4, 13:18
American businessman and benefactor Jon Huntsman is scrapping his
programs in Armenia. Huntsman made that decision in 2014. The reason
is the legal action initiated against the Civilitas Foundation in
Armenia. To recall, the legal action involved Hunstman's name.
Hraparak (Square) newspaper says that Huntsman's image in the United
States has considerably suffered following the legal action against
the Civilitas Foundation and now the benefactor has lost confidence
in Armenian partners.
"Though Huntsman has no financial problems and though he expressed an
intention to a implement a number of projects in Armenia in the field
of education and healthcare, nevertheless, the benefactor decided to
give up the idea. The projects implied investments worth millions of
dollars", says the newspaper.
To remind, a criminal case was instituted against ex-Foreign Minister
of Armenia Vartan Oskanian, who founded the Civilitas Foundation in
2012. He was charged with misappropriation of the funds allocated
by Huntsman for charity. Oskanian's supporters claimed that the case
was politically charged and was connected with Oskanian's criticism
against the incumbent authorities
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by Ashot Safaryan
Wednesday, February 4, 13:18
American businessman and benefactor Jon Huntsman is scrapping his
programs in Armenia. Huntsman made that decision in 2014. The reason
is the legal action initiated against the Civilitas Foundation in
Armenia. To recall, the legal action involved Hunstman's name.
Hraparak (Square) newspaper says that Huntsman's image in the United
States has considerably suffered following the legal action against
the Civilitas Foundation and now the benefactor has lost confidence
in Armenian partners.
"Though Huntsman has no financial problems and though he expressed an
intention to a implement a number of projects in Armenia in the field
of education and healthcare, nevertheless, the benefactor decided to
give up the idea. The projects implied investments worth millions of
dollars", says the newspaper.
To remind, a criminal case was instituted against ex-Foreign Minister
of Armenia Vartan Oskanian, who founded the Civilitas Foundation in
2012. He was charged with misappropriation of the funds allocated
by Huntsman for charity. Oskanian's supporters claimed that the case
was politically charged and was connected with Oskanian's criticism
against the incumbent authorities
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=3929F220-AC57-11E4-BE350EB7C0D21663