James Cameron's Yerevan Visit Sparks Criticism Over Municipal Spending

James Cameron is scheduled to appear in Yerevan on November 23 for a public discussion and musical programme organized by Mezzo Production at the municipality’s initiative. The announcement has drawn criticism because the Yerevan authorities have not disclosed the cost to taxpayers for his visit. Tickets for the event are priced between 5,000 and 150,000 drams.

The controversy questions the priorities of Nikol Pashinyan’s administration, which has relied on publicly financed entertainment events. This follows a failure by the government to recover substantial public funds, including over 502 million drams, from a cancelled concert by Snoop Dogg.