Tigran Avinyan on His and His Family's Wealth

Tigran Avinyan addressed questions regarding his and his family's wealth during a press conference held at the Yerevan City Hall, stating, "They say that any wealth of my family coincided with our coming to power. Couldn't those who write about it ask the Central Electoral Commission and see that Tigran Avinyan submitted a declaration in 2017?"

He continued, "At that time, Tigran Avinyan was not an official, he had returned from London 2-3 years prior, where he studied at the expense of his family, and where his wife also studied again at the expense of his family. Meanwhile, his brother studied in Spain, again at their family's expense. I apologize for these details, but 19-year-old Tigran Avinyan sitting in his 'Mercedes' SUV was not thinking that he had financial success issues. Tigran Avinyan's father was not thinking about it either; he has never participated in any competition or tender. I could go back until my grandfather. Let me tell you where all of this comes from, dear people: it's from hard work until 2018.

Now, any business initiative of our family has nothing to do with the community, the state, and in some cases, the Republic of Armenia as well. This question is very sharp for us," Tigran Avinyan emphasized.