For the past three years, Armenians haven't been allowed to visit the 13th century Khorakert Monastery in neighboring Georgia.
Karapetian, who was the former head of ArmRosGazprom, has proven himself since his appointment late last year to be a ruthless, despised leader who doesn’t have the interests of Yerevan residents that are barely able to get by in mind.
Can't you see what's going on? Everyone is opening a ticket agency. There's no work and no way to make a decent living. People save some money and buy a ticket to Russia. Why stay here?
The lawsuit, filed by descendants of Armenian Genocide victims, accuses the defendants of stealing and then profiting from land that was illegally seized during the Armenian Genocide, when the Ottoman Turks drove Armenians from the Adana region of southern Turkey.