According to Zhoghovurd daily, Prosperous Armenia party representative, former foreign minister of Armenia Vartan Oskanian was Ameriabank CJSC board member in 2009, however was later dismissed from the staff “under the pressure” of the Central Bank.

Civilitas Foundation issued a statement yesterday, November 2, claiming the persecution against the former foreign minister was initiated back in 2009.

Oskanian was elected a board member of one of Armenia’s commercial banks in 2009, however he was later forced to leave the post over the threat of the bank shareholders’ bankruptcy, the daily says.

The paper tried to clarify the information from the head of Ameriabank’s public relations and communication department Elmira Adamyan, the latter denying the reports.