PROGRAMS OF ARMENIAN GOVERNMEMT ARE REFLECTED IN PRE-ELECTION PROGRAM OF SERGE SARGSIAN, MINISTER OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMEMT SAYS

Noyan Tapan
Feb 13, 2008

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The government’s programs are
reflected in the pre-election program of the Armenian prime minister,
candidate for RA presidency Serge Sargsian and these programs
mainly proceed from provisions of the 2008-2012 activities program
of the Armenian government, the RA minister of trade and economic
development Nerses Yeritsian said on February 13 when presenting the
economic section of S. Sargsian’s pre-election program at the Club
of Economic Journalists.

In the words of N. Yeristian, there are consensual points on Armenia’s
economic development in the pre-election programs of presidential
candidates. Among such consensual points are ideas of knowledge-based
economy, small and medium business, proportionate economic development
of the country, increasing the competitiveness of the Armenian
economy. "If we remove populist provisions from the economic sections
of these programs, it will become clear that they have similarities
to the pre-election program of S. Sargsian which proves that today’s
economic policy is on a correct way," the minister remarked.

He compared the process of choosing among the programs of the
presidential candidates to the selection of business programs for
crediting by a bank when the bank does not examine the program of
a businessman without a history if this program does not contain
know-how ensuring superprofits.

According to N. Yeritsian, unlike the programs of other candidates, the
programs of S. Sargsian and the government have such know-how. Besides,
the other candidates "have become absorbed in identification of
problems instead of presenting their solutions".

N. Yeritsian said that the economic growth indices envisaged by the
prime minister’s pre-election program are "conservative" and will
be exceeded. In the minister’s opinion, people are not afraid of
ambitious program, they are afraid that respective decisions will
not be made and the implementation of decisions may stop.

>From the viewpoint of implementation of the indicated programs, the
minister attached special importance to reforms of state governance
system, whose goals are "creation of a competitive business environment
in line with international standards, and adoption of corporate
management principles by the state governance system".