Armenian oligarch “disappeared” after meeting with Lukashenka

Armenian media say that Gagik Tsarukyan has not appeared in public for more than a month.

They stress that the oligarch disappeared from news after his meeting with the Belarusian ruler, Lragir.am (Yerevan) writes.

“Gagik Tsarukyan vanished without traces after the pompous opening of a church in Abovyan with participation of Lukashenka,” the website informs.

The Armenian oligarch met with the Belarusian ruler during the dictator's latest visit to Yerevan in May 2013. He invited Lukashenka to the opening ceremony of a church in Abovyan.

“The lavish ceremony will bring together spiritual and secular representatives from a variety of countries, as well as Aliaksandr Lukashenka, who is a friend of Tsarukyan,” the local media reported.

The oligarch is known for presenting a 400-litre barrel of cognac to Kolia Lukashenka.