"Zhoghovurd" daily writes: "This time, the focus of the Zhoghovurd daily is Arush Arushanyan, the head of the Goris community of Syunik region, a member of the council of elders, whose declarations show how his property and funds have changed over the years. According to the 2025 declaration, Arush Arushanyan owns 4 immovable properties: one industrial building, one building that has not yet received state registration, and two plots of land. Among them, the industrial building and one plot of land were acquired in 2017, the unregistered building was purchased on April 19, 2019, and the other plot was donated on April 15, 2019. During the reporting year, he did not acquire new real estate and did not alienate any property.
Regarding vehicles, he continues to declare the ZIL truck purchased on September 22, 2016. At the same time, in the declaration of 2025, for the first time, it was mentioned that during the year 90 or more days he actually possessed the 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ passenger car owned by a third party.
He had 95 thousand 498.5 drams in his bank account at the beginning of the year, and 134 thousand 789 drams at the end of the year. The cash funds have not changed. At the beginning and end of the year, he declared 210 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 100 thousand euros in cash. During 2025, his only declared income was 2 million 771 thousand 933 drams, which he received as a salary from the staff of the Goris municipality of Syunik marz. As of the end of the reporting year, he had no credit obligations.
According to the declaration of interests, Arush Arushanyan continues to own 100 percent of the shares of "Gor Metal" LLC, which he acquired on August 1, 2008. At the same time, it is noted that his share in the company was handed over to Asya Ghazaryan for trust management on August 4, 2025. The term of the contract is set until August 4, 2030.
In the 2024 declaration, his property status was almost the same. He continued to declare the same 4 immovable properties and the same ZIL truck. In that year, a MERCEDES-BENZ car owned by a third party was not declared. He had 268 thousand 487 drams in his bank account at the beginning of the year, and 95 thousand 498.5 drams at the end of the year. The cash funds remained the same: 210 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 100 thousand euros, and the salary was 2 million 830 thousand 774 drams. He also continued to own 100 percent of the shares of "Gor Metal" LLC. In 2023, the real estate was also unchanged. He had the same 4 real estates and a ZIL brand truck.
The balance of the bank account decreased from 334 thousand 248 AMD to 268 thousand 487 AMD during the year. Cash funds remained unchanged: 210 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 100 thousand euros. The income of the year was 2 million 778 thousand 495 drams, and credit obligations were not declared. In the declaration of 2022, the immovable and movable property did not change either. However, there was a change in cash. If at the beginning of the year he declared 229 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 100 thousand euros, then at the end of the year the cash in drams became 210 million drams, that is, they decreased by 19 million drams. Dollar and euro deposits remained the same.
The bank account balance increased from 304 thousand 32 drams to 334 thousand 248 drams, and the salary was 2 million 152 thousand 6 drams. In 2021, at the time of assuming the position of the head of the community, Arush Arushanyan declared the same 4 real estates and a ZIL brand truck. He had only 84 drams in his bank account at the beginning of the year, and 304 thousand 32 drams at the end of the year. In terms of cash, he declared 234 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 105 thousand euros at the beginning of the year, and at the end of the year - 229 million drams, 300 thousand US dollars and 100 thousand euros. His only income was the salary of 1 million 918 thousand 948 drams. The declaration did not mention any credit, loan or expenditure exceeding 2 million drams. At that time, in the declaration of interests, he did not mention participation in commercial organizations, but he declared that he is a member of the board of the "Reviving Armenia" party. If we compare the declarations presented earlier, the picture is significantly different. In the 2019 annual declaration, Arush Arushanyan declared a private house in Goris, a production area and two plots of land, and the only car was a 1930 ZIL. At that time, he declared 240 million drams, 380 thousand US dollars and 112 thousand euros in cash, and the bank accounts were empty. His income was 205 million 432 thousand drams, of which 3 million drams was the salary of the community head, 202 million 177 thousand drams was the loan received from "Gor Metal" LLC, and 231 thousand drams was the donation.
At the same time, at the beginning of the year, he provided a loan of 250 million drams to "Gor Metal" LLC, the balance of which was 62 million 823 thousand drams at the end of the year. And in 2017, when he was elected mayor of Goris at the age of 26, Arush Arushanyan mentioned one apartment, one production building, a VOLKSWAGEN PHAETON 4.2 and a BMW X6 5.0 I in his declaration of taking office. two cars, as well as 86,860,000 AMD loans.
At that time, his cash resources were 312 million 500 thousand drams, 420 thousand US dollars and 122 thousand euros, while the declared income was only 1 million 520 thousand drams salary. It was also known that he had founded "Gor Metal" company back in 2008, and his father, Gagik Arushanyan, is the owner of "Arsan" LLC." Details in today's issue of "Zhoghovurd" daily newspaper.
