ArmInfo.The "Lavrov's Plan" really exists, and initially Artsakh rejected this Plan, and then it was frozen, in which state it remains to this day. Ambassador  Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, former Deputy Foreign Minister of  Armenia Arman Navasardyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.On May 11, after being signed by the President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian, the law "On Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Property" entered into force. From  now on, any incumbent or former government official, who failed to  prove the lawfulness of the acquired property worth over 50 million  drams, is deprived of it by a court decision. Meanwhile, earlier law  enforcement officers had to prove the lawfulness of the property  acquired by state officials.

ArmInfo.Today, on May 12, marks the 26 years of the trilateral agreement between Yerevan, Baku and Stepanakert on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone.

ArmInfo. The Inquiry Committee for Examining the Circumstances of the Military Activities of April 2016 intends to invite former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia  Edward Nalbandyan to the next meeting. This was stated in an  interview with reporters by head of the Committee, MP from the "My  Step" bloc Andranik Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. Former Prime Minister of  Armenia Karen Karapetyan answered all the questions of the  parliamentary committee investigating the events of the April war.  This was stated in an interview with reporters by the head of the  Committee, the lawmaker from the "My Step" bloc Andranik Kocharyan.

ArmInfo. Former Prime Minister  Karen Karapetyan stated that he does not intend to engage in  politics. He made this statement on May 11 in an interview with  reporters.  Media representatives were interested in the question of  whether Karapetyan maintains contact with third president of Armenia,  Serzh Sargsyan. The former prime minister informed that the day  before yesterday, in a telephone conversation, he congratulated  Sargsyan on the holidays. Commenting on the events of the "velvet  revolution" and his meeting with the then opposition leader of the  then opposition movement, Nikol Pashinyan, who was taken into custody  on April 22, 2018, Karapetyan did not disclose the details of his  conversation with him. "It's about our internal agreement," he  remarked.

ArmInfo. The "My Step" faction is ready to support the issue of allocating additional funds to provide the law enforcement system with special equipment and technical equipment. This was announced on May 6 in an interview with reporters by the leader of the "My Step" faction, Lilit Makunts, commenting on the facts of escape of former leaders from the country, who are accused of embezzlement and mafia memberships. "We held consultations last week and expect concrete proposals from law enforcement agencies," the MP said, saying that the authorities are seriously concerned about the increasing cases of people fleeing the country in order to avoid punishment. It should be noted that, in particular, we are talking about the son-in-law of Serzh Sargsyan Mikael Minasyan and the son of the former super minister, the richest official of the country Gagik Khachatryan, the owner of Ucom Gurgen Khachatryan, who are put on the wanted list. Dozens of other former corrupt officials are wanted .    

ArmInfo. On May 6, the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan issued a decision to use the arrest as a measure of restraint in respect of former Ambassador of Armenia to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan. Thus, the application of the preliminary investigation body was granted. To recall, the son-in-law of former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, Mikael Minasyan, was prosecuted as a defendant in a criminal case on illicit enrichment, money laundering and the inclusion of false data in the income statement. There is no exact information regarding his current location; Minasyan himself previously via Facebook reported the initiation of more than 10 criminal cases against people related to him and his family. Last fall, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan called on Minasyan to return to his homeland and answer questions from the Special Investigation Service. In particular, it was about illegal, as the prime minister noted, privatization of a strategic facility in the Lori region.  According to media reports, this facility  is the Dzoraget hydroelectric power station (<Dzora hydroelectric station>). In the criminal case regarding the "Dzora HPP", the former head of the RA Ministry of Defense Seyran Ohanyan is also accused, who is suspected of embezzlement in the amount of 1,046,400,000 drams. Earlier on her Facebook page, Prime Minister's press secretary Mane Gevorgyan stated that Minasyan had illegal shares in Spayka, Shant and Armenia TV companies, Yerevan Mall shopping center, Zangezur Copper-Molybdenum Plant, and a number of other companies. According to her, a large part of his share was hastily sold after the "velvet revolution", and, for example, the former director of the National Security Council, Arthur Vanetsyan, acquired a stake in ZCMC, with a clear abuse of power and through dummy shareholders. Gevorgyan also indicated that Vanetsyan's father owns a company that has become a major cargo carrier of ZCMC. According to her, the Government also has information that Minasyan has a share of corruption in UCOM, and he is the de jure owner of part of the shares of the family of the former head of the SRC Gagik Khachatryan.   

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor General's  Office sent press publications related to the latest statements of  the son-in-law of the third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the  former RA Ambassador to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan, to the Special  Investigation Service. The press secretary of the Prosecutor  General's Office Arevik Khachatryan stated this in an interview with  ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. It is necessary to clearly  identify the actors and, accordingly, the weight and significance of  their statements in the controversy of recent days between  representatives of the former regime and the incumbent authorities,  the leader of the ''Republic'' party, former prime minister of  Armenia Aram Sargsyan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The defense team of nephew of former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan - Narek Sargsyan plans to appeal the decision to extend the arrest for  another two months. According to lawyer Arthur Pivazyan, the relevant  petition will be submitted to the Court of Appeal.

ArmInfo.The son of the former head of the State Revenue Committee and the Ministry of Finance under Serzh Sargsyan's government Gagik Khachatryan - Gurgen Khachatryan was arrested by a court of general jurisdiction. This information  became known yesterday.

ArmInfo. For 10-15 years, schemes of hidden economic activity have been operating in Armenia.  On April 30, RA Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan stated this in an interview with reporters.

ArmInfo.The director of "Parking City Service" was charged with two articles of the Criminal Code of Armenia.  

ArmInfo.Initial limitation of the tasks and goals of the April War Investigation Committee will not allow it to reveal the real facts and the culprits of what had  happened.  One of the leaders of All-Armenian "Sasna Tsrer" party,  hero of the Artsakh war Jirayr Sefilian expressed a similar opinion  to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.Former NSS  chief Arthur Vanetsyan denies involvement and interest in Zangezur's activities Copper-Molybdenum Plant (ZCMC). He wrote about this in his Facebook page, where he also accused Prime Minister Pashinyan  the creation of  a "deep crisis of governance" by the country and the monipulation of  the Karabakh peace process.

ArmInfo.Son-in-law of former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, former Armenian Ambassador to the Vatican, Mikael Minasyan will be held accountable and his stay abroad will not help him. On April 28, in a conversation with  reporters, the National Assembly Vice- Speaker Alen Simonyan stated.

ArmInfo. Our government has one  main principle - everyone is equal before the law. On April 28, Alain  Simonyan, the vice-speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, said  this in an interview with reporters, answering a question about a  criminal case against the director of "Multi Group" company, and  possible connection of everything that happens with the head of the  PAP party Gagik Tsarukyan.

ArmInfo. In honor of the Armenian authorities, it should be noted that the past two years have shown a certain leveling of the country's foreign policy vector. Political  scientist Robert Ghevondyan expressed  a similar  opinion to ArmInfo,  commenting on the foreign policy results of two years after the  change of power in Armenia,.

ArmInfo. The son-in-law of the third president of Armenia, the former Ambassador of Armenia to Vatican, Mikael Minasyan, who is under criminal prosecution for  illegal enrichment, criticized and accused the country's prime  minister Nikol Pashinyan on Facebook.