Justice Ministry dept. chief resigns amid Panama Papers scandal![]() April 18, 2016 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief Compulsory Enforcement Officer of Armenia Mihran Poghosyan submitted his resignation Monday, April 18. “My name was linked to the recent publications on Panama Papers by local and international media outlets,” the Justice Ministry official said. “I regret that my name is discussed alongside Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev who has actually appropriated billions of dollars.” “It is unacceptable that any civilizational parallel be drawn between my country and the dictatorial Azerbaijan because of me,” Poghosyan went on to say. The official also vowed to publicly address the offshore reports as an ordinary citizen, employing no state levers. Read also: Probes launched into world’s powerful as Panama Papers leaked ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |