As a result of the anticorruption measures by the new government of Armenia, offenses totaling about 29.2bn drams (approx. US$61,210,150) have been revealed, from May 8 to July 20.
Aren Mkrtchyan, the Prime Minister’s assistant on anticorruption issues, wrote about the aforementioned on Facebook.
“(…) which [the offenses] have bore a character of damage caused to the state, embezzlement, misuse of official position, bribe,” Mkrtchyan added.
Former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern has been appointed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the official website of the U.S. Department of States informed Panorama.am about this.