ANTIMONOPOLY INSTITUTIONS IN ARMENIA ARE MOSTLY FORMAL BY NATURE, RA OMBUDSMAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Oct 23, 2009
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. The whole economy of Armenia has
been monopolized, and political will and willingness are needed to
fight that, RA Ombudsman Armen Harutyunian said at the October 23 press
conference, noting that in a small country with scarce resources like
Armenia, the only potential is the creation of favorable conditions
for the free manifestation of creative capacities of its citizens.
In the opinion of the ombudsman, in Armenia, the antimonopoly
institutions do not function efficiently and are mostly formal by
nature, so the rights of consumers are not guaranteed and protected.
"It is necessary to make system changes: the reformed system will
help bring up respectable, free-thinking citizens, otherwise we won’t
be able to overcome the challenges we face. The monopolized economy
will lead us into a dead end," A. Harutyunian said.