AMENDMENTS TO THE CRIMINAL CODE CAN HELP ESTABLISH DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE AUTHORITIES AND THE OPPOSITION
Gita Elibekyan

"Radiolur"
10.02.2009 17:58

Amendments to Articles 225 and 300 of the Criminal Code of Armenia can
serve as a ground for establishment of dialogue between the authorities
and the opposition, member of the Republican Party faction of the
National Assembly Gagik Melikyan told a press conference, noting that
the dialogue will lead to the improvement of the situation.

Speaking about the economic crisis, Gagik Melikyan noted that the
authorities take measures to exclude the crisis and the social
outburst: this year’s budget is socially targeted, since social
allocations total 47%. "The authorities take steps to create jobs,
attract foreign investments, and raise the pensions and other social
payments. I don’t think this is enough, but I do hope it will reduce
the possibility of social outburst," the MP noted.

Turning to the 45th Security Conference in Munich, Gagik Melikyan
attached importance to the fact that for the first time the Armenian
President gave clear evaluations to the processes underway in the
region from such a high platform and voiced a call to the political
forces interested in the region.

He specially emphasized the words that any careless word, each
uncalculated step is pregnant with unpredictable consequences.