REPORTS SAY MINISTER OF NATURE PROTECTION MAY BE DISMISSED

Panorama.am
15:11 16/08/06

"Such reports are not a surprise for me since I am trying to
close the way of those, who want to steal gold," Artsrun Pepanyan,
minister’s press spokesman, uttered the words of Vardan Aivazyan,
minister of nature protection, currently on vacation. Aivazyan
had said so regarding a publication, which claims that he may be
dismissed. Pepanyan said the minister is going to detail the reasons
for the appearance of such reports upon his arrival in Armenia. Most
probably, the minister will be in Armenia on August 25-26, his press
spokesman said.

Reminder: Referring to Russian Trud, Aravot daily writes in its Auggust
11 issue, "The minsiter of nature protection may be dismissed for
carelles attitude to state affairs, casual relations with top public
officials, constant business trips on state funds, visits to casions
where he spends large sums of money, the origin of which may only be
guessed."