ARFD BUREAU MEMBER: MAIN NEGATIVE EVENT OF PASSING YEAR WAS USE OF TURKISH MODEL OF NORMALIZATION OF ARMENIAN-TURKISH RELATIONS BY AUTHORITIES

NOYAN TAPAN
December 21, 2009
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, NOYAN TAPAN. "Our government’s activity is not
adequate to the economic challenges our country is faced by," head of
the RA NA ARFD faction, ARFD Bureau member Vahan Hovhannisian stated
at a December 21 press conference.

Vice-Chairman of the NA Standing Committee on European Integration,
RPA member, economist Manvel Badeyan stated that no government in the
world can say exactly what steps are adequate under conditions of a
crisis. In his words, government is a body that can be criticized
always, at that, rightly. Nevertheless, according to M. Badeyan,
if the steps undertaken by the government are not ideal, they are
surely adequate.

Touching upon the political events of 2009 V. Hovhannisian considered
positive that the work of the NA Committee on Events Occurred on March
1 2008 was summed up at last. "The Committee worked efficiently, and
our faction agrees to its conclusion," V. Hovhannisian said. However,
in his words, it would be right to create one more committee to
monitoring the proposals mentioned in the conclusion. As V.

Hovhannisian added, the main negative event of the passing year
was use of the Turkish model of normalization of Armenian-Turkish
relations by the authorities.

M. Badeyan opposing to ARFD figure’s last observation said: "The
Armenian-Turkish protocols are not a result of brilliant idea, there
are many points we do not agree to, and they have been thrusted
upon us."