Vardan Ayvazyan

Vardan Ayvazyan (Template:Lang-hy) (born 1961) is the current Ecology Minister of Armenia. In September 2006, at a press conference criticizing the American Global Gold corporation, he said, "Do you know who you are defending? You are defending kikes! Go over their [company headquarters] and find out who is behind this company and if we should let them come here!"^[1]^[2] After Rimma Varzhapetian's protests, Aivazian claimed he did not mean to offend Jews and that such criticism was intended strictly for the Global Gold company.

References

^ Jews of Armenia Outraged by Nature Protection Minister's Statements. Jewish.ru. Published by ArmInfo on 28 September 2006 (retrieved 29 September 2006)
^ Armenian Jewish Community Leader Criticizes Environment Minister for Antisemitic Comment. Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

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[1] Jews of Armenia Outraged by Nature Protection Minister's Statements. Jewish.ru. Published by ArmInfo on 28 September 2006 (retrieved 29 September 2006)

[2] Armenian Jewish Community Leader Criticizes Environment Minister for Antisemitic Comment. Union of Councils for Soviet Jews. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 27 November 2006.

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