Martirosyan

*598 MEMORANDUM ***

Vardges Martirosyan, a native and citizen of Armenia, petitions pro se for review of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order affirming the Immigration Judge’s denial of asylum and withholding of removal. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1252 , and we deny the petition for review.

Martirosyan contends that the BIA erroneously based its adverse credibility determination on minor inconsistencies in his testimony and did not give adequate consideration to the corroborating evidence he submitted. Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s decision. Chebchoub v. INS, 257 F.3d 1038, 1043 (9th Cir.2001). As the BIA noted, Martirosyan’s story contained several discrepancies which went to the heart of his claim. For example, his written declaration states that he was arrested and detained for protesting against the government, while at the hearing, he insisted that he did not participate in any protests or demonstrations, but rather attended a rally and participated in other recruiting activities for his political party. See e.g., Kaur v. Gonzales, 418 F.3d 1061, 1067 (9th Cir.2005) (material inconsistency goes to the heart of Kaur’s persecution claim…