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“Reforming these reforms cannot be called reform,” said Armen Yesoyan, a lawyer at the NGO “Advocacy of Taxpayers and Entrepreneurs”, member of the Chamber of Advocates of Artsakh. According to Yesoyan, it is not necessary to raise taxes, but to make the tax-efficient budget effective. The lawyer noted that they are for support that direct taxpayers pay taxes on time and in good faith. According to Isoyan, the amendments to the tax legislation initiated by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Investments are for direct budget expansion.

The 27th Fajr Chess Cup with 126 chess players from 13 countries kicks off in Iran. 10 delegates from Armenia are among the participants.

Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and young chess player Areg Shmavonyan were had victories in the first round. Grandmasters Karen Grigoryan, Arman Mikayelyan and Gevorg Harutyunyan drew levels with their components.

Today, the games of the second and third rounds will take place.

According to Aram Harutyunyan, leader of the National Accord party, the government has not fulfilled its promises.

“Today, the promises made in the square are not fulfilled, I mean the corruption. According to rumors circulating in the air, number one corruption maker in Armenia is Nikol Pashinyan. If at that time, money was brought to 26 Baghramyan by baggage, there is now a tax collector. The fact that Nikol Pashinyan’s relative works in the system of Samvel Aleksanyan as the head of the cadre department states that Aleksanyan and Pashinyan have chocolate-relationships. Where is Gagik Khachatryan, where is the shadow that is said? We see no serious changes.”

As for the economic revolution, Aram Harutyunyan thinks there are no reforms and there is no hope.

And Hovik Aghazaryan, a member of the “My Step” faction, responded that there is no corruption in the upper level, it does not rule out the presence of corruption in middle and low level.

The deputy said: “If an announcement is made that they pay the money, so then give also names.”

Contrary to this, Aram Harutyunyan gave the name of Gagik Khachatryan, to which Aghazaryan replied that Gagik Khachatryan will soon have to answer for his legal actions.

According to sociologist Aharon Adibekyan, it is too early to talk about the economic revolution.

“There were $ 3 billion coming from outside, and now it has dropped three times. That $ 3 billion kept our middle and small business. Take a walk around the streets of Yerevan, how many kiosks and small shops have been closed, there is no buyer.”

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Gevorg Safaryan, a member of the “Sasna Tsrer” party, complaining of the judge’s decision that the court hearing on the case of Sasna Tsrer group will be held closed, said that such court sessions that refer to rebellion cannot be held closed. “Even during Kocharyan’s and Serzh’s term there was no such thing. Remember the cases of March 1,” says Gevorg Safaryan.

Safaryan underlines that during the court session, Smbat Barseghyan’s supporters only applauded and it could not hinder the session. In his conviction, the court decision was deliberate to conceal the criminal case.

Aram Harutyunyan, President of the National Consensus Party, is convinced that corruption has not disappeared.

“The fact that Nikol Pashinyan used to say that the money was taken to Serzh Sargsyan with the suitcases, now those who are carrying this money are free, they continue to prosper, no one goes after them.”

Aram Harutyunyan thinks that if they are not followed, so they now pay Nikol Pashinyan.

“They can now take by backpacks or deliver in some way. The system says corruption has disappeared. What does it mean? Those people who robbed, where is this money? Does it enter the state budget? It is not seen.

Turkey was quick to respond to French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent announcement on France declaring April 24th to be a National Day of Armenian Genocide Commemoration.

Being committed to the infamous denial policy, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin labeled Macron’s statement about the Armenian Genocide as “a political lie” and “strongly condemned.”

He even accused Macron in “trying to rescue himself by using historical events as political fodder”.