  Khudatyan: state power will not be mocked October 20, 2025 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure, Davit Khudatyan, commented on the arrest of Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan in a Facebook post, suggesting the mayor aimed to restore corrupt practices from the Kocharian era. “This is the real reason Vardanik tried to get into Gyumri City Hall after losing the elections—to revive the Kocharian-era corruption that he so fondly remembers from 20 years ago,” Khudatyan wrote. “It won’t work.” he added, implying that justice and state power will prevail. According to the Anti-Corruption Committee, multiple officials at Gyumri Municipality are accused of receiving and giving large-scale bribes. Eight individuals have been detained, including the mayor and the city’s chief architect.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
