Armenia's foreign debt is 5.96 billion dollars, not 12 billion dollars - Minister

Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan has dismissed claims that Armenia's foreign debt amounts to 12 billion dollars.

Due to public concerns about the foreign debt, he has made a post on Facebook clarifying that Armenia's foreign debt is 5.962 billion dollars, not 12 billion dollars.

"Those spreading the 12 billion dollars figure are either uninformed or deliberately manipulating the public to gain political dividends by spreading false information," Papoyan said.