GAGIK TSARUKIAN: BARGAVACH HAYASTAN IS LOYAL TO POLITICAL COALITION PRINCIPLES
Noyan Tapan
Feb 13, 2009
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The Bargavach Hayastan (Prosperous
Armenia) party is loyal to the principles declared by the political
coalition, party Chairman Gagik Tsarukian stated at the party’s fourth
congress held on February 12. He reaffirmed party’s assistance to the
profound reforms (as he classed them) being implemented in the country,
to President Serzh Sargsyan’s resolution and the policy carried on by
him. "We are sure that the reforms carried on in the country with our
assistance will win, and we realizing our share of responsibility,
henceforth also continue making a contribution to RA’s development
and prosperity," G. Tsarukian said.
According to the party leader, there are also omissions and
shortcomings hindering country’s economic progress. In spite of
the economic growth, he mentioned, population’s certain part does
not feel that growth, we should realize that the situation becomes
more serious in consequence of the economic crisis. G. Tsarukian
considered inadmissible the attempt to increase the tax burden for
economic entities, while just the opposite should have been done.
The BH Chairman also considers that in order to mitigate the crisis
negative consequences an all-round state assistance should be also
in time provided to economic entities, on the activity of which the
crisis can have a destructive impact. G. Tsarukian also considered
important protection of small and medium-sized business in the
country. The business crediting conditions should be also reconsidered
in Armenian banking system, the interest rates should be decreased,
state assistance programs aimed at assistance to native manufacturers
should be implemented, he said.
Representatives of the governmental coalition member parties, ARFD
and Orinats Yerkir (Country of Law), as well as a representative
of the parliamentary opposition, Zharangutiun party greeted
the conference participants. Armen Martirosian, the head of the
Zharangutiun parliamentary faction, in particular, said: "We had
March 1, the stigma that is faced by our country up to the present,
we all have our share of responsibility," he said. A. Martirosian
also emphasized that everybody in Armenia has the responsibility of
building peace and stability together, as well as coming out of the
world financial-economic crisis with honor. "We can come out of the
crisis with honor if our political system is really based on justice,
free political competition, which will also bring free competition in
the economic sphere. Free competition is the key that will give us a
possibility to solve the tasks set before us in this situation. It is
the government system accepted by society that will make it possible
to be together and to solve the foreign challenges we face," Armen
Martirosian said.
The delegation heads of the RF Yedinaya Rossiya, Ukrainian Regions
party, Chinese Communist Party, as well as of Croatia made greeting
speeches.