YEREVAN. – “I’m not doing business.” Armenian National Assembly’s (NA) ruling Republican Party (RPA) Faction MP Samvel Aleksanyan stated this, in response to the query as to whether it is true that it was through his “efforts” that the contract was severed with the well-known French Carrefour hypermarket chain, which planned to open up a branch in Armenia, Zhamanak daily reports.    

“The [NA] RPA Faction MP, who imports essential goods to Armenia, evaded our other questions, too. 

As we have already informed, according to some governmental sources, [capital city Yerevan’s] Dalma [Garden] Mall’s proprietor, Russian-Armenian businessman Samvel Karapetyan finally severed the contract with the renowned French Carrefour hypermarket chain, and this was primarily carried out as a result of the active efforts by Samvel Aleksanyan,” Zhamanak writes.