US embassy cable - 05YEREVAN1282

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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NAJARIAN INVESTMENT DISPUTE

Identifier: 05YEREVAN1282
Wikileaks: View 05YEREVAN1282 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Yerevan
Created: 2005-07-18 12:38:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: EINV KIDE AM
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS YEREVAN 001282 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN, L/EB, L/CID, EB/OIA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EINV, KIDE, AM 
SUBJECT:  DEMARCHE DELIVERED:  NAJARIAN INVESTMENT 
DISPUTE 
 
Ref: STATE 132026 
 
1. (U) Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect 
accordingly. 
 
2. (SBU) Per reftel we delivered points to Deputy 
Minister of Trade and Economic Development Tigran 
Davtyan, who is responsible for monitoring Armenia's 
international obligations under Bilateral Investment 
Treaties.  Davtyan told us that, in his personal 
opinion, the Bilateral Investment Treaty did not apply 
to this case because the commercial dispute here is 
between two private parties.  Davtyan raised the fact 
that the Najarians are not seeking a civil remedy 
against the GOAM, but lobbying the government to itself 
seek a criminal remedy against one of its citizens. 
Davtyan did agree with us that perception of a fair 
business environment is important, and said he would 
again alert the Minister about our interest in the 
case. 
GODFREY 

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