Nikol Pashinyan: It turned out that Tigran Avinyan received a grant before taking the office of deputy prime minister

ArmInfo. Acting Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan reported on the results of the verification of  information concerning Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan.Recall,  the company engaged in the production of candied fruits, created by  Tigran Avinyan, submitted an application in 2018 and received a grant  of $ 35,000 from the Agricultural Development Fund. Previously. 

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, referring to the information that the  Irigate company established by Tigran Avinyan, to develop the  production of candied fruits, received a grant of $ 35,000 from the  Agricultural Development Fund, said: “I have instructed to study the  case materials and, based on the results of the research, I will make  my conclusions, although I have my explanations for this>.According  to Pashinyan, it turned out that the process of receiving the grant  started back in February 2018 and was completed before Tigran Avinyan  assumed the position of deputy prime minister. “What was required to  prove. The process was completed before taking office, therefore,  Avinian did not in any way affect the decision of the approval of the  grant,” said Pashinyan.

Earlier, the Hetq publication in a October 29 publication under the  headline wrote that the company  founded by Tigran Avinyan received a grant from the Agricultural  Development Fund, already a former director whom – Gegham Gevorkian  was appointed Minister of Agriculture in October. In response, the.  Agriculture Minister Gegham Gevorgyan told reporters that this  process began in February, when Tigran Avinian was not a member of  the government.