December 11, 2010 - 11:07 AMT
Armenian businessman killed in Moscow

A dead body of a man with a wound in his head was found in one of Moscow districts on December 10 evening.

The man was identified as Ara Khachatryan, Armenian businessman and director general of Luding company engaged in alcoholic beverages sale, according to Interfax.

Founded by Arthur Varzhapetyan and Armen Shahazizyan in 1993, Luding is the Saint Petersburg branch of one Russia’s major importer of alcoholic drinks. In Armenia, Luding is the partner of Yerevan Ararat Brandy-Wine-Vodka Factory owned by Prosperous Armenia party leader Gagik Tsarukyan.