My wife and friends are helping me fulfill the promises of our political team. This is what Mayor of Yerevan Hayk Marutyan told reporters today.

When asked if the issue related to his wife was considered during the session held by the M Step faction, Marutyan said he won’t talk about what the faction has discussed.

“As far as appointments are concerned, nobody in Armenia can interfere, if the person isn’t competent. My wife and her friends have drawn up a EUR 5.3 million grant program for hazardous wastes in Yerevan when Yerevan received the grant during a competition with other cities. Yerevan Municipality recently signed a memorandum on implementation of the program with the European Union,” he explained.