YEREVAN. – Former governor of Armenia’s Lori Region, ex-Minister of Transport Henrik Kochinyan has a new position, Hraparak daily reported.

“He, several months ago, started working at the Hovnanian International organization belonging to prominent [Diaspora-Armenian] businessman and philanthropist Vahakn Hovnanian. This is a large, very rich company; it has about 400 employees, and it is known in Armenia as the Ltd. that has designed and built the Vahakni [Residential Community] district [in the outskirts of capital city Yerevan]. 

“Henrik Kochinyan works there [, at Hovnanian International,] as adviser, and he gets a pretty big salary. 

“To the question as to specifically what projects he is involved in at Hovnanian’s organization, Kochinyan responded: ‘With whatever,’” Hraparak wrote.