The newly appointed mayor of Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat), Diana Mnatsakanyan. (Source: ARMENPRESS)
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan appointed Diana Mnatsakanyan as acting Mayor of Etchmiadzin (Vagharshapat).
The position had remained vacant after the former mayor of the city, Karen Grigoryan, stepped down. The Special Investigative Service has launched criminal proceedings against Grigoryan.
Former mayor Karen Grigoryan with his remanded father, Manvel Grigoryan.
Karen Grigoryan’s father, Member of Parliament Manvel Grigoryan, is a former general who is accused of misappropriations, theft and illegal possession of firearms. He is pending trial.
Source: Asbarez
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