Zhoghovurd daily writes:
"The gifts received from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Ararat Mirzoyan were in line with the registry of the Corruption Prevention Committee. The President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank was dedicated to Pashinyan a decorative panoramic painting on a golden background.
The gift cost 428,624 AMD. Nikol Pashinyan was not left without a gift after Almaty's visit, and it was no less expensive.
Pashinyan was presented a picture entitled "In the" white-mounted mountains ", according to painter Nadir Babamuratov. It cost 365 thousand 826 AMD. Serdar Kilic, Special Representative for Armenia and Turkey to normalize Armenia, was in Armenia on September 12. He brought a gift for Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. The Turkish partner donated Mirzoyan to a glass bowl with ornaments, which cost 73,473 thousand AMD.
It should be reminded that in Article 29 of the Law on Public Service, which defines the restrictions on a public official to hold a public officer, that public officials are allowed to receive only the following gifts.1. Gifts of state or official visits or events, as well as working visits or business trips or commonly organized hospitality, 2. Materials provided free of charge to use for service: 3. Scholarship, grant or allowance, with the result of the public competition, with the same terms applied to other applicants and the result of the same standards or transparent other process, 4. Protective gifts provided by foreign countries, international organizations or other persons.
If the value of the gift provided in paragraphs 1 or 4 (except for usually organized hostages) exceeds 60,000 drams, it is considered state or community property. Public officials and public servants are obliged to submit it to the state or community in accordance with the established procedure.
The allowable gifts that are not exceeding 40,000 drams are not subject to accounting, except for the same source of 6-month-old cases of gift (5 or more). The cost of gifts is assessed based on the reasonable market value that can be evaluated through open sources.
It should also be added that the public officials, if any gift are given to the implementation of their official (official) responsibilities, and then it costs 100 drams, if even it costs. "
