ARTUR BAGHDASARIAN: "WHEN THE CRIMINALS AND THE OLIGARCHES UNITE, HONEST PEOPLE MUST UNITE AS WELL"

Noyan Tapan
Aug 14 2006

YEREVAN, AUGUST 14, NOYAN TAPAN. Unification of money, boorishness,
force, falsification is taking place armenia. Artur Baghdasarian,
the Chairman of the "Orinats Yerkir" (Country of Law) party made
such a statement at the August 12 meeting with young active members
of the party, having rest in Aghavnadzor. "All those are addressed
against the Republic of Armenia," A.Baghdasarian said, expressing an
opinion that as a result of the U.S. dollar – RA dram exchange rate
fluctuations of the recent days, a group of people gains millions of
dollars when ordinary citizens incur serious financial losses. "The
people gave way to despair, and the political field is day by day
completed by criminal elements and upstarts. When the criminals and
the oligarches unite, honest people must unite as well," he said. At
the event dedicated to the International Youth day, A.Baghdasarian
stated that in the created situation many parties see their future
"in grabbing and robbing," and "Orinats Yerkir" ties the future
of Armenia with young people who "must struggle for having a good
country." The OYP Chairman is sure that the time for struggle has
ripened, as "today 95% of the people demands changes." A.Baghdasarian
mentioned that young families difficultly form in Armenia, mainly
because of the dwelling problem. Banks provide mortgage credits at
too high rate, and Armenian young people are not able to accept those
conditions. A.Baghdasarian assured that the OYP envisages to implement
serious programs in this direction, presenting them in the way of laws,
and then struggling for implementation of those laws. The former NA
Speaker mentioned that during the pre-electoral period of time of the
2007 parliamentary elections, the OYP is ready to cooperate and form
a bloc "with all healthy political forces which will support increase
of the proportional electoral order, increase of confidants’ role,
a quick and transparent process of summing up results at electoral
commissions." But, A.Baghdasarian assured that the OYP has not started
yet negotiations with any party in the direction of forming a bloc.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress