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Son of rich Armenian businessman put on international wanted list
Armenian law enforcement agencies have put Nver Tsarukyan, son of one of the richest Armenian businessmen Gagik Tsarukyan, on international wanted list, the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office reported. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenian law enforcement agencies have put Nver Tsarukyan,...
01/24/2025Armenia’s anti-corruption court orders to confiscate around AMD 1.3 bn, property from family of Gagik Tsarukyan
... order may be appealed within 30 days YEREVAN, July 2. /ARKA/. Armenia’s anti-corruption court ordered to confiscate over 1.286 billion drams in cash, real estate property and shares of corporate stock from the daughter and the son-in-law of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party and one of the country’s richest people, the court reported on Tuesday. Karapet Guloyan, Tsarukyan’s son-in-law and the former mayor of Abovyan, and his wife Roza Tsarukyan will lose real estate ...
07/02/2024Authorities in Armenia will destroy meat that is slaughtered outside slaughterhouses
... slaughterhouses observe the established requirement and consumers are more informed about what they buy," she said. Shirvanyan noted that sale of meat and meat products slaughtered outside slaughterhouses poses a problem for the health of citizens. Sona Tsarukyan, deputy head of the Food Safety Inspection Authority, said the batches of meat and meat products confiscated because of the breach of the law will be incinerated. She said some 270 inspections were carried out in 2022 revealing 93 violations ...
12/05/2023Armenian prosecutors seek to seize 79 real estate units, 42 cars, 86 billion drams, shares and stakes in 39 companies from Gagik Tsarukyan
Armenia prosecutors are seeking to seize several dozens of property units, vehicles, large sums of money, as well as stakes and shares in nearly 40 companies owned by a wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan. YEREVAN, November 23. /ARKA/. Armenia prosecutors are seeking to seize several dozens of property units, vehicles, large sums of money, as well as stakes and shares in nearly 40 companies owned by a wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan....
11/23/2023Tsarukyan's Ararat Brandy, Wine and Vodka Factory in Yerevan fined for environmental damage
... environment. The Ararat Brandy, Wine and Spirits Factory was founded in 1877. After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and until 2022, the factory was in a neglected condition. In 2002 it was privatized by the founder of Multi Group Concern Gagik Tsarukyan. -0-
11/17/2022Government okays businessman Gagik Tsarukyan's plan to build Jesus Christ monument
The government of Armenia has given today a preliminary positive assessment to a project that seeks to erect a statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Atis in Kotayk province by Gagik Tsarukyan, a wealthy businessman and head of the Prosperous Armenia Party. YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. The government of Armenia has given today a preliminary positive assessment to a project that seeks to erect a statue of Jesus Christ on Mount Atis ...
07/07/2022Protesting winegrowers demand that government make Noy winery resume grape purchase
A group of winegrowers from the province of Armavir staged a protest action in front of the Armenian government building on Thursday morning demanding that the government make the Noy winery owned by the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan resume purchase of grape. YEREVAN, September 23. /ARKA/. A group of winegrowers from the province of Armavir staged a protest action in front of the Armenian government building on Thursday morning demanding that the government make the Noy ...
09/23/2021Naira Zohrabyan walks out of Prosperous Armenia party
... to walk out of the party. Earlier, MPs Gevorg Petrosyan and Sergey Bagratyan left the Prosperous Armenia Party's faction in parliament. Recently, it has emerged that the party's electoral list for June 20 snap polls will be topped by its leader Gagik Tsarukyan, who is followed by Mikael Melkumyan and Iveta Tonoyan.-0-
05/20/2021Aleksandr Iskandaryan on political parties' chances in June 20 snap parliamentary elections
... of the former head of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan, they will most likely work in the same electoral field as Kocharyan and will take away each other's votes. Iskandaryan believes that the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan has a traditional electorate, who will vote for him based on some considerations. According to Iskandaryan's estimates, other parties will have little chance of overcoming the 5% threshold. Iskandaryan says that after the elections there will ...
04/30/2021Prosperous Armenia not to nominate candidate for prime minister
... year there will be no legal leverage to express no confidence in him or make any demands. The MP said also that the electoral list of the party in the upcoming early parliamentary elections, slated for June 20 will be headed by the BHK leader Gagik Tsarukyan. According to the Constitution of Armenia, early elections to the National Assembly are held not earlier than thirty and not later than forty-five days after the dissolution of the National Assembly. At the same time, the parliament itself will ...
04/26/2021Time has come to conclude new political and military alliance with Russia, Armenian MP says
... conclude a new military-political alliance with Russia. In the near future, the Prosperous Armenia Party will speak in detail about this proposal," she said. Zohrabyan recalled that a similar statement was made earlier by the party leader Gagik Tsarukyan after new challenges emerged in the region and Armenia. Referring to making the Russian language official in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Zohrabyan stressed that after the loss of 75% of the territories of Artsakh, Russia plays now an important ...
03/26/2021Prosperous Armenia to run for parliament in June 20 elections
... the early parliamentary elections, scheduled to take place on June 20 under the electoral system, that will be determined by the parliamentary majority, MP Naira Zohrabyan said today. She added that the party's list will be topped by BHK leader Gagik Tsarukyan. "As for the choice of the electoral system, the authorities have already established the rules of the game. The government has a majority in parliament and, naturally, it can determine the electoral system by a majority of its votes. It ...
03/26/2021Armenia needs new economic policy- MP says
... unintentionally have led the political majority to the edge of the abyss," he said. According to Melkumyan, it is necessary to free citizens from existing loans and form a new economic policy. Earlier, the head of the Prosperous Armenia, Gagik Tsarukyan, called on the government to freeze interest on citizens' loans , to forgive or amnesty some interest on loans and to raise pensions. The Central Bank of Armenia has revised its forecast for economic growth for 2021 downward from the previous ...
03/23/2021Russia says snap polls in Armenia are its internal affair
... election in Armenia will be constructive. Earlier on Thursday, Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called for snap polls on June 20 as a way to diffuse the tension. In a Facebook post, Nikol Pashinyan said that he discussed the issue with Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of Prosperous Armenia, the largest opposition party in parliament. According to Pashinyan, they agreed to hold early parliamentary elections after consulting Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and some other political alliances....
03/18/2021Pashinyan: snap parliamentary elections in Armenia scheduled for June 20
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today that he had just met with the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsaukyan. YEREVAN, March 18. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today that he had just met with the leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsaukyan. “At the meeting, we stated that the best way out of the current internal political situation is early parliamentary elections,” he wrote on his Facebook page. “Taking into account also my discussions...
03/18/2021Deputy parliament speaker claims opposition parties are against snap polls
... there will be no elections, so the resignation of the prime minister "will be one way or another." The only party, which is ready for snap elections is the Prosperous Armenia, according to Simonyan. He said Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan and Nikol Pashinyan will meet soon to discuss the issue. Bright Armenia leader Edmon Marukyan was the only opposition party leader who accepted President Armen Sarkissian's proposal to meet and discuss ways of ending the ongoing political crisis ...
03/17/2021No consensus reached on early elections yet, Bright Armenia party leader says
... offer, the other party- Prosperous Armenia- which is part of an opposition alliance which has been holding demonstrations in a bid to force Pashinyan to resign has been silent so far. Marukyan said today that the Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan should also meet with Pashinyan, 'since the processes cannot proceed only taking into account the position of Bright Armenia". "When they meet or when the Prosperous Armenia clarifies its position, new negotiations will be held. At ...
03/04/2021Leaders of Armenian opposition parties meet with Pashinyan
The leaders of the opposition Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia parties Gagik Tsarukyan and Edmon Marukyan had a meeting today with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. YEREVAN, December 29. /ARKA/. The leaders of the opposition Prosperous Armenia and Bright Armenia parties Gagik Tsarukyan and Edmon Marukyan had a meeting ...
12/29/2020Opposition party leader says Armenia's problems will be solved only after resignation of Pashinyan
Armenia's social, economic and political problems can be solved only after the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan said at a rally in Yerevan on Saturday. YEREVAN, December 19. /ARKA/. Armenia's social, economic and political problems can be solved only after the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his government, the leader of the opposition ...
12/19/2020Zohrabyan wants Armenian premier resignation and martial law abolition
Naira Zohrabyan, an MP from Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous Armenia party, wants the National Assembly to demand resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and abolition of the martial law. YEREVAN, November 17. /ARKA/. Naira Zohrabyan, an MP from Gagik Tsarukyan's Prosperous ...
11/17/2020Leader of Prosperous Armenia opposition party Gagik Tsarukyan released on 100 million dram bail
A first instance court in Yerevan ruled today to satisfy the petition of the lawyers of the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan to release him from custody on a 100 million dram (about $202,300) bail. YEREVAN, October 22. /ARKA/. A first instance court in Yerevan ruled today to satisfy the petition of the lawyers of the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik ...
10/22/2020Court in Yerevan allows to arrest Prosperous Armenia leader Gagik Tsarukyan
A court in Yerevan ruled on September 26 to approve a National Security Service’s (NSS) motion on remanding the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan in pre-trial detention on charges of vote buying. YEREVAN, September 26. /ARKA/. A court in Yerevan ruled on September 26 to approve a National Security Service’s (NSS) motion on remanding the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia ...
09/26/2020Tsarukyan: there has never been such a shameful situation in Armenia (video)
There has never been such a shameful situation in Armenia as it is now, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party Gagik Tsarukyan, charged with vote buying in the past elections, said on Friday to journalists as a local court was considering a petition of the National Security Service to arrest him. YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA. There has never been such a shameful ...
09/25/2020Armenian court rules against pre-trial detention of Gagik Tsarukyan
A first instance court in Yerevan has ruled today against pre-trial detention of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party. YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. A first instance court in Yerevan has ruled today against pre-trial detention of Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party. Leaving ...
06/21/2020Armenian court to announce ruling on Gagik Tsarukyan on June 21
... voters, who according to the investigation, were handed out bribes in exchange for voting in favor of Tsarukyan's party in the 2017 parliamentary elections. Sargsyan emphasized that there is not a single document in the case that would testify that Tsarukyan personally gave bribes or ordered others to give them. On June 16 Armenia's National Assembly voted to strip Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to prosecute him on charges of vote fraud and illegal commercial activity. The motion brought ...
06/19/2020Armenian parliament votes to strip opposition party leader of immunity (video)
Armenia's National Assembly has voted today to strip the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity allowing prosecutors to prosecute him on charges of vote fraud and illegal commercial activity. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Assembly has voted today to strip the leader of the opposition Prosperous ...
06/16/2020Prosperous Armenia Party leader reiterates that the charges brought against him are politically motivated
... 2017. He is also accused of conducting illegal economic activity. Speaking in parliament today, Tsarukyan claimed that the administration of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan failed the 'velvet revolution' and collapsed the economy. “They claim that Tsarukyan handed out bribes to buy votes and show a piece of paper. Is there any evidence? "he said. He claimed that the bulk of Armenian citizens are on his side, and the authorities enjoy the support of no more than 5-7% of the people. Tsarukyan said he was convinced ...
06/16/2020National Security Service reports details of Prosperous Armenia’s fraudulent schemes in elections
... reality". From the conversations it also becomes clear that Zohrabyan and her associates acknowledge that by distributing bribes after the revolution due to the impossibility of using mechanisms to achieve success, their party could no longer provide ... ... prime minister. Situation around Prosperous Armenia Leader Gagik Tsarikyan On June 14, national security officers raided Gagik Tsarukyan’s mansion in the Arinj community (Kotayk region). Then he was summoned for a questioning. Speaking to the people gathered ...
06/16/2020Armenian parliament discussing prosecutor general office’s motion to strip MP Gagik Tsarukyan of immunity from prosecution
... party. To ensure the coordinated and effective functioning of the organized group, a financial management and control system was created. Reports indicating the amount of money spent on vote buying were made with passport data of voters who received bribes against the promise to vote for Tsarukyan's party. The reports indicated the number of family members who were given 10,000 drams each (about $ 20). Thus, in the period preceding the April 2, 2017 election, Tsarukyan and members of the organized group distributed almost 172 million ...
06/16/2020Armenian National Assembly to consider lifting parliamentary immunity of Gagik Tsarukyan to allow his prosecution
... party. To ensure the coordinated and effective functioning of the organized group, a financial management and control system was created. Reports indicating the amount of money spent on vote buying were made with passport data of voters who received bribes against the promise to vote for Tsarukyan's party. The reports indicated the number of family members who were given 10,000 drams each (about $ 20). Thus, in the period preceding the April 2, 2017 election, Tsarukyan and members of the organized group distributed almost 172 million ...
06/15/2020Prosperous Armenia leader accuses authorities of terrorizing their opponents
Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK), who was questioned by the National Security Service (NSS) for about nine hours on June 14 following a raid and search of his home by NSS officers, thanked in a statement today all ...
06/15/2020Tsarukyan calls criminal cases against him political persecution (VIDEO)
Gagik Tsarukyan, a well-known businessman and the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party and faction in the Armenian National Assembly, left the building of the National Security Service, Sunday night after he was grilled there for more than nine hours. ...
06/15/2020National Security Service reveals scheme used by Tsarukyan to cause $785,000 damage to state
... morning and searched Tsarukyan's home in the village of Arinj, north of Yerevan. In a statement issued later today the National Security Service said a group of Prosperous Armenia Party senior members had handed out hundreds of millions of drams as vote bribes during the 2017 parliamentary election campaign. In a second statement, issued later, the National Security Service said it has revealed two cases of illegal entrepreneurial activity by companies controlled by Tsarukyan that cost the state more than 29 billion drams ($60 million) in damage. Gagik Tsarukyan was taken today to the National Security Service today for questioning.-0-
06/14/2020Police detain 91 supporters of Tsaryukyan (live)
... morning and searched Tsarukyan's home in the village of Arinj, north of Yerevan. In a statement issued later today the National Security Service said a group of Prosperous Armenia Party senior members handed out hundreds of millions of drams as vote bribes during the 2017 parliamentary election campaign. In a second statement, issued later, the National Security Service said it has revealed two cases of illegal entrepreneurial activity by companies controlled by Tsarukyan that cost the state more than 29 billion drams ($60 million) in damage. -0-
06/14/2020Prosperous Armenia Party lawmakers block street in Yerevan protesting against detention of their leader Gagik Tsarukyan
... police methods of pressure and repression are being applied to the political party just because of the concerns expressed by Tsarukyan that the authorities were not able to solve the problems that the country faces. According to her, international organizations ... ... National Security Service said a group of Prosperous Armenia Party senior members handed out hundreds of millions of drams as vote bribes during the 2017 parliamentary election campaign. According to NSS, during the preliminary investigation, about four dozen ...
06/14/2020Prosperous Armenia party and government trade accusations
... Minister’s spokeswoman Mane Gevorgyan lashed back at Tsarukyan’s statement on the same day saying in a Facebook post that Tsarukyan is simply concerned about the process of investigating several criminal cases involving money laundering, election bribes, tax evasion and corruption. 'If Mr. Tsarukyan believes that his statements will make investigator drop the criminal cases, he is wrong. In Armenia, everyone is equal before the law, also before the law on seizure of illegally acquired property, which may also cause Mr. Tsarukyan's concern,...
06/06/2020Armenian NSS accuses Multi Group holding CEO of giving huge bribe
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has arrested Sedrak Arustamyan, the CEO of Multi Group holding, owned by Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, on charges of giving $22.4 million bribe to a former finance minister Gagik Khachatryan, who served also for many years as head of the State Revenue Committee. YEREVAN, April 28. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has arrested ...
04/28/2020Armenian opposition party leader says the government must declare tax amnesty
The leader of the opposition Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan called on the government today saying it must declare tax amnesty for all citizens in order to mitigate the critical situation that has emerged after the government declared state of emergency to stop the spread of coronavirus. YEREVAN, ...
03/25/2020Gagik Tsarukyan to donate AMD 60 million for help to people infected with COVID-19 and for bonuses to doctors
Gagik Tsarukyan, an Armenian businessman and philanthropist, leader of the Prosperous Armenia opposition party, will allocate 60 million drams to help people infected with coronavirus and for bonuses to doctors. YEREVAN, March 23. /ARKA/. Gagik Tsarukyan,...
03/23/2020Economic growth in Armenia has no impacts on citizens' welfare - Tsarukyan
Economic growth in Armenia has no impacts on citizens' welfare, Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of Prosperous Armenia faction in the National Assembly of Armenia, told journalists on Tuesday. YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. Economic growth in Armenia has no impacts on citizens' welfare, Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of Prosperous Armenia ...
03/03/2020Fanarjyan National Cancer Center performs removal of bladder and formation of a 'new' small bowel bladder
... Health said today a team of surgeons at the Fanarjyan National Cancer Center performed a radical operation- removal of the bladder and the formation of a 'new' small bowel bladder. The ministry quoted the head of the oncourological department, Karen Tsarukyan as saying that the Center performs all the options of neoplasms treatment, both preserving the bladder and removing it. It said options of endoscopic treatment of late stage bladder tumors are not sufficient due to the consistent progression ...
12/10/2019Government's plan of economic activity is 100 km away from economic revolution, Tsarukyan says
The Armenian government's plan of economic activity is 100 km away from being described as economic revolution, Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, told reporters in parliament on Monday. YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. The Armenian government's plan of economic activity is 100 km away from being described as economic revolution, Gagik Tsarukyan,...
09/09/2019BHK lawmaker unveils ‘real’ price of Ararat cement plant
An Armenian Parliament member Mikael Melkumyan from the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) declined today accusations that the leader of the party Gagik Tsarukyan had privatized the Ararat Cement plant at only $200,000, much less than its real price. YEREVAN, April 25. /ARKA/. An Armenian Parliament member Mikael Melkumyan from the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) declined today accusations that the ...
04/25/2019Armenian parliament votes in favor of job cuts in ministries
... industry. The two opposition factions in the parliament are strongly opposed to the bill, proposing their own changes. One of these factions is Bright Armenia lead by Edmon Marukyan and the other is the faction of the party of prominent entrepreneur Gagik Tsarukyan, which was in a coalition with the former ruling party before the Velvet Revolution. They are unhappy about the proposed structure saying the prime minister enjoys sweeping powers. Edmon Marukyan said his faction’s eight proposals had been ...
04/18/2019Relations between Armenian premier and Tsarukyan become tense - newspaper
Relations between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the head of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan became tense recently, Zhamanak reports. YEREVAN, January 29. /ARKA/. Relations between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the head of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan became tense recently, Zhamanak reports. Tsarukyan,...
01/29/2019Prosperous Armenia nominates Vahe Enfiajyan for the post of vice parliament speaker
The Political Council of the Prosperous Armenia Party had a meeting today chaired by party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, to discuss its further steps. YEREVAN, January 11. ARKA/. The Political Council of the Prosperous Armenia Party had a meeting today chaired by party leader Gagik Tsarukyan, to discuss its further steps. The meeting decided to nominate ...
01/11/2019U.S. congratulates Armenian people on conduct of December 9 early parliamentary elections
... Nikol Pashinyan’s alliance My Step has secured a landslide victory in December 9 snap parliamentary election, having won 70.4 percent of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission. The Prosperous Armenia Party of wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, with 8.3 percent is second and the Bright Armenia is third with 6.4 percent. The former ruling Republican Party of Armenia has received 4.54%, short of the amount necessary to enter parliament. The ARF/Dashnaktsutyun party has 3.9 percent. ...
12/11/2018Artsakh president congratulates Pashinyan on winning snap elections
... parliamentary election, having won 70.4 percent of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC) that presented the outcome of the vote from 1,965 polling stations out of 2010. The Prosperous Armenia Party of wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, with 8.3 percent is second and the Bright Armenia is third with 6.4 percent. The former ruling Republican Party of Armenia has received 4.54%, short of the amount necessary to enter parliament. The ARF/Dashnaktsutyun party has 3.9 percent. ...
12/10/2018Extraordinary elections held in accordance with constitution and electoral code, CIS observer mission says
... parliamentary election, having won 70.4 percent of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC) that presented the outcome of the vote from 1,965 polling stations out of 2010. The Prosperous Armenia Party of wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, with 8.3 percent is second and the Bright Armenia is third with 6.4 percent. The former ruling Republican Party of Armenia has received 4.54%, short of the amount necessary to enter parliament. The ARF/Dashnaktsutyun party has 3.9 percent. ...
12/10/2018Armenia’s president describes December 9 snap parliamentary elections as established reality
... acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s alliance My Step has secured a landslide victory in the election, having won 70.4 percent of the vote, according to the Central Election Commission (CEC). The Prosperous Armenia Party of wealthy businessman Gagik Tsarukyan, with 8.3 percent is second and the Bright Armenia is third with 6.4 percent. The former ruling Republican Party of Armenia has received 4.54%, short of the amount necessary to enter parliament. The ARF/Dashnaktsutyun party has 3.9 percent. ...
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