PARLIAMENTARY FORCES IN DIFFERENT WAYS ASSESS RESULTS OF RA PRESIDENT’S ONE-YEAR ACTIVITY

ARKA
Apr 10, 2009

YEREVAN, APRIL 10, NOYAN TAPAN. The most important achievement of the
one year of RA President Serzh Sargsyan’s tenure is that the March
1 events did not recur in the country. Larisa Alaverdian, a member
of the National Assembly Zharangutiun (Heritage) faction, expressed
such an opinion at the March 10 parliamentary press briefing. In
response to journalists’ question she rendered her statement more
clear by saying that she considers the above mentioned as the only
achievement of the President.

OYP faction Chairwoman Heghine Bisharian considers President’s efforts
aimed at normalizing the relations with Turkey as President’s most
important step.

Attaching importance to improval of relations with the neighboring
states, she considered as unprecedented "breaking the ice" between
Armenia and Turkey after many years. H. Bisharian mentioned that many
Armenians have a rest and work in Turkey, business contacts have been
established between the two countries, and establishment of diplomatic
relations is necessary for protecting interests of Armenia’s citizens
in that country. She especially attached importance to opening the
border between the two countries, as a result of which, according to
the deputy, prices for many goods will fall in Armenia.

According to ARFD faction member Vahan Hovhannisian, there are
especially no reasons for applauding, as much more could have been
done in the country within one year. In his opinion, there are some
objective reasons for it such as the world economic crisis and foreign
political pressures. However, there are also subjective reasons, in
particular, the circumstance that political forces making coalition
in different ways perceive the notion "democracy." As the most
important achievement the deputy mentioned stability reestablished
in the country in the past one year.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress