ONE OF THE OFFICIALS, WHO DECLARED JOINING THE "MOVEMENT" OF TER-PETROSIAN, HAS NOT BEEN ATTENDING HIS WORKPLACE STARTING FROM 2007, AND THE OTHER ONE DISAVOWED THE STATEMENT

Mediamax
February 26, 2008

Yerevan /Mediamax/. The press service of the Ministry of Trade and
Economic Development stated today that three employees of the Ministry,
who signed the day before a statement on joining the "movement"
of Levon Ter-Petrosian, do not have the authority to make decisions.

Besides, the press service noted, the Head of EU and WTO Cooperation
Department Vahagn Kazarian "starting from October 29 of 2007 has not
been attending his workplace under various pretences, and the Minister
presented a petition to the Civil Service Council for carrying out
an official investigation in connection with relieving him of the
position occupied".

The Head of the Foreign Economic Cooperation and Investment Policy
Department Zohrak Hovhannissian confirmed his striving to join the
political struggle of Levon Ter-Petrosian, violating thus the law
"On civil service", as a result of which he was relieved of the
position occupied.

The employee of the Jewellery Industry Development Department Arman
Sarukhanian stated that he signed the statement, not being familiar
with its content, and as a result disavowed his signature. There is
a Commission established in the Ministry, which is investigating the
behavior of Arman Sarukhanian.