Bagrat Asatryan: Armenia is on the verge of civil war (video)
There are frank and straightforward assessments in the new government program, a former chairman of the Armenian Central Bank said on October 25. “As far as I remember, the previous governments programs did not touch upon the problem of emigration. Armenia is facing a deep crisis. The domestic political situation also remains unstable, and we are on the verge of a civil war, which is another reason for serious contemplations. We also have a problem in the foreign policy,” Bagrat Asatryan said today. He says the new government has a lot of problems to solve and is expected to fill numerous gaps. The current situation requires a deep study and analysis. “A monopoly is an evil that undermine the market economy. The government must take measures to fight against monopolies,” Mr. Asatryan said. At the same time, he reminds that the previous governments also presented realistic programs, but none of them became a reality. For example, the cabinet led by Tigran Sargsyan promised ‘paradise,’ and rise in the salaries of teachers. The economist advises revealing the reasons behind the failure of previous governments to implement their programs. "Perhaps, I am to blame, perhaps, corruption is to blame, and it should receive adequate attention.” The former president of the Central Bank is concerned by the statement of Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan who said that any person [in Armenia] can import goods. “Robert Kocharyan said the same thing connected with the import of petrol. His friends began to import petrol shortly after Kocharyan’s statement. I do not approve of this idea,” he said.
