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AOKS building in downtown Yerevan returned to state ownership. Pashinyan dissatisfied with law enforcement agencies

A historic building in downtown Yerevan that used to house the Armenian Society for Cultural Relations and Cooperation with Foreign Countries (known as AOKS), illegally privatized through a scheme that involved a former minister of culture Hasmik Poghosyan, has become government-owned again according to a decision approved today.

23.11.2023, 16:08

Politics

Arman Hakobyan appointed as Armenian ambassador to Israel

Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has appointed Arman Hakobyan as the country’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Israel with residence in Tel Aviv.

28.12.2021, 19:39

Society

Former Armenian minister of culture placed on list of wanted criminals

Former Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan is wanted by Armenian law-enforcement authorities for illegal sale of a government-owned historical building in downtown Yerevan and a land plot it occupies.

22.12.2021, 12:40

Society

Armenian ambassador to Israel accused of money laundering

Armenia's ambassador to Israel Armen Smbatyan has been charged with complicity in a string of abuses committed by a former minister of culture and youth affairs Hasmik Petrosyan, as well as with unlawful legalization of a property through money laundering, the Investigative Committee said today.

19.04.2021, 13:32