Armenian Parliamentary Speaker Hosts Guests in Son’s Hotel at State Budget’s Expense

RA National Assembly President Hovik Abrahamyan often puts up official guests at the National Hotel, owned by his son, reports local daily Zhoghovurd.

According to documents signed by the RA National Assembly Chief of Staff Gurgen Dumanyan in the newspaper's possession, the Armenian parliament has allocated 4 million 767 thousand AMD (about $11,745 USD) to Plaza Systems LLC. According to media reports, both the hotel and this company belong to the Abrahamyan family. 

"This amount has been allocated for hotel expenses for a 7-person parliamentary delegation from Denmark. It is noteworthy that, according to the documents, the rendering of services began on Sept. 6, but the delegation met with the [Armenian] parliamentary chair, then representatives of parliamentary factions only on Sept. 10," reports the paper.

Read the full story in today's issue of Zhoghovurd.