Deputy Minister of Healthcare arrested
20:48, 30 March 2019YEREVAN, MARCH 29, ARMENPRESS. Deputy Minister of Healthcare Arsen Davtyan has been detained by the National Security Service, Minister of Healthcare Arsen Torosyan confirmed via Facebook.
“I am not in Armenia at the moment and I was just notified that the [national security service] has carried out tactical-intelligence actions and my deputy Arsen Davtyan has been detained. I don’t possess other details at the moment. I think the [National Security Service] will provide details later,” Torosyan wrote on Facebook.
According to unconfirmed reports the deputy minister was arrested in suspicion of bribery.
Davtyan is serving in the position since May 2018.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
- 18:19 28 border posts installed on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
- 17:21 Central Bank of Armenia: exchange rates and prices of precious metals - 26-04-24
- 17:19 Asian Stocks - 26-04-24
- 15:28
Armenia and Italy discuss military cooperation - 15:25 The Chancellor of Germany rated highly the chances of settling the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan
- 15:13 BTA. Third Edition of Lunar Festival of Light to Transform Sofia Facades and Parks, Present 4.5-km Walking Route, New Festival Area
- 14:15 Idram and IDBank as participants of Career City Fest
- 13:02 Ucom provides four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi
- 13:00 Armenia's EU membership stems from EU interests itself: Member of Bundestag
- 12:50 Xi Meets Blinken in Beijing
- 11:53 U.S. preparing to announce $6B in weapons contracts for Ukraine - POLITICO
- 10:42 'Negative' factors building in US-China ties, foreign minister Wang tells Blinken
- 10:30 Yerevan is considering Kazakhstan's proposal to organize meeting of the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan
- 10:16 Liberal party of Australia calls for opposition leader to recognize Armenian Genocide
- 09:52 Phase two of world's largest elections is under way in India
- 08:52 European Stocks - 25-04-24
- 08:51 US stocks down - 25-04-24
- 08:49 NYMEX: Precious Metals Prices Up - 25-04-24
- 08:48 Oil Prices Up - 25-04-24
- 00:18 ARMENPRESS editor of the Russian edition Hayk Janpoladyan passes away
- 04.25-20:20 Ruben Vardanyan permitted to speak with family, urged to pause hunger strike
- 04.25-19:28 Armenian, Serbian Foreign Ministers address regional issues
- 04.25-18:45 Alen Simonyan, Head of France-Armenia Friendship Group discuss Armenia-EU visa liberalisation process
- 04.25-18:08 20 border posts installed on Armenia-Azerbaijan border
- 04.25-17:45 Syrian Parliament Deputy Speaker supports Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation and demarcation process
17:05, 04.19.2024
4816 views
For the first time there will be a delimited state border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in the section of the four villages. Prime Minister's office
10:15, 04.19.2024
2486 views
Situation normal after explosions in Iran – Press TV
17:12, 04.19.2024
2075 views
If Azerbaijan posed no threat, why did Armenians leave Nagorno-Karabakh?" - Sean
Murphy in UN Court
19:23, 04.19.2024
2006 views
Entire process of border delimitation between Armenia, Azerbaijan to be based on 1991
Alma-Ata Declaration: Khandanyan
19:55, 04.19.2024
1937 views
Yerevan, Riyadh to develop 'road map' for diplomatic relations, says Foreign Minister
Mirzoyan to Arab News