"Zhoghovurd" daily writes:
"Zhoghovurd" daily newspaper studied the declarations submitted by RA Environment Minister Hambardzum Matevosyan in different years in order to understand what property, funds, income and obligations the official had while holding various government positions. Hambardzum Matevosyan started his professional activity abroad.
In 2011-2012, he worked as the coordinator of the international student department of Grossmont College in California, USA, in 2013-2014, in charge of the European market at "Keramresources" LLC in Donetsk, Ukraine, and in 2013-2015, he was an advisor to the honorary consul of the Republic of Armenia in Donetsk, Ukraine.
In 2016-2018, he held the position of manager of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the American University of Armenia, adviser on general education. In the years 2018-2021, he was the head of Armavir region, in the years 2021-2022 - the deputy prime minister of the RA, in the years 2023-2025 - the chief adviser to the prime minister, and from July 16, 2025 he was appointed the minister of the environment. He is a member of the "Civil Agreement" party. Year 2025 According to the annual declaration of 2025, Hambardzum Matevosyan owns an apartment in Yerevan with the right of co-ownership. He is the owner of 1/2 share of the apartment, which he acquired on May 17, 2017, by purchase method. The minister continues to have a mortgage loan with an 11.7 percent interest rate against "Paitamashku" CJSC.
At the beginning of the year, its balance was 29 million 845 thousand 410 drams, and at the end of the year - 29 million 393 thousand 829 drams. In the same amount, 29 million 393 thousand 829 drams, the balance of the principal amount of the mortgage loan of the apartment was also declared. 1 million 354 thousand 203 drams were available in bank accounts at the beginning of the year, and 9 million 291 thousand 947 drams at the end of the year. Cash funds at the beginning and end of the year amounted to 2 million drams. During 2025, the minister's total income was 24 million 908 thousand 788 drams. Of that, 15 million 259 thousand 717 drams were received from the Ministry of Environment as salary, 6 million 715 thousand 800 drams were received from the Prime Minister's office, and 2 million 933 thousand 271 drams were received as income tax refunds.
Year 2024 At the time of presenting the declaration of 2024, Hambardzum Matevosyan held the position of the prime minister's chief adviser. As of the beginning and end of the year, he continued to have 1/2 share ownership of the Yerevan apartment, which he acquired on May 17, 2017. During the year, he did not acquire or alienate real estate. An 11.7 percent interest rate loan was announced to "Paitamashku" CJSC, the balance of which at the end of the year was 29 million 845 thousand 410 drams.
There were 2 million 955 thousand 948 drams in the bank accounts at the beginning of the year, and 1 million 354 thousand 203 drams at the end of the year. 20 thousand US dollars and 5 million drams were declared at the beginning of the year, and at the end of the year they were replaced by 2 million drams in cash. The total income of 2024 was 10 million 193 thousand 100 drams, of which 9 million 517 thousand 412 drams were salaries received from the Prime Minister's office, and 675 thousand 688 drams were income tax refunds.
The balance of the principal amount of the mortgage loan at the end of the year was 29 million 845 thousand 410 drams. Year 2023 4 million 425 thousand 828 drams were available in Hambardzum Matevosyan's bank account with the declaration of assuming the position. In addition, 5 million drams and 20 thousand US dollars in cash were declared at the time of taking office. 2022 (declaration of termination of office) Hambardzum Matevosyan had 4 million 76 thousand 219 drams in his bank accounts according to the declaration of the day he left the position of the deputy prime minister.
Cash funds were 5 million drams and 20 thousand US dollars. According to his income, he received 21 million 306 thousand 644 drams from the RA government in the form of wages. Year 2021 According to the annual declaration of 2021, there were 3 million 337 thousand 689 drams in bank accounts at the beginning of the year, and 7 million 125 thousand 391 drams at the end of the year. The cash funds at the beginning of the year were 3 million 800 thousand drams and 20 thousand US dollars, and at the end of the year - 5 million drams and the same - 20 thousand US dollars.
During 2021, the total income of Hambardzum Matevosyan was 15 million 490 thousand 428 drams. Of that, he received 12 million 780 thousand 91 drams from the Armavir regional administration, and 2 million 710 thousand 337 drams from the RA government in the form of wages."
