"ECONOMIC FIGURES SECURE BALANCE IN POLITICAL FIELD," NA DEPUTY KHACHIK MANUKIAN SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Mar 21 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 21, NOYAN TAPAN. Such people must be at the National
Assembly who imagine the economy well and have a corresponding
positive experience.

NA Deputy Khachatur Sukiasian expressed such an opinion at the March 21
meeting with journalists. In his words, "at the parliament there are
deputies having different knowledge, moved from the economic sphere
to the political field, but there are also deputies about who it is
not clear yet what speciality they have or from where they came."

Kh. Sukiasian is not of the same opinion with the viewpoint that a
person engaged in business must not enter the political field, in the
given case, the parliament. Responding the question, why he decided
to be engaged in the policy, the deputy answered: "And why not? Show
people who are engaged in independent policy, occupying the places
following the 3rd-4th ones in the proportional list of any party."

In the opinion of another NA deputy, Khachik Manukian, economic
figures secure balance in the political field. In his words, at present
businessmen must themselves present their interests and the economic
field at the parliament.

And when the number of parties will decrease to 3, in that case
businessmen may refuse deputy’s activity and assist parties. In his
words, 80% of 800 drafts discussed by the present NA related to the
sphere of economy.