news.am, Armenia
Jan 1 2010

Crisis will be met by 2012 mid or end: Artsvik Minasyan

17:34 / 01/01/2010`This year was marked by might-have-been
governmental forecasts, including the insignificant effect of global
crisis on Armenia,’ ARFD member Artsvik Minasyan told NEWS.am.

According to him, the achievement in 2009 is perhaps certain sobering
up of our society, including the attitude towards the government
policy. It developed that the reality differs from what the
authorities depict. `As to the forecasts for 2010, I hesitate to make
assertions, merely assuming that crisis overcoming will take longer
than the government predicts. That is to say, it will happen in the
mid or even end of 2012. I presume that next year the recession will
go on,’ Minasyan maintained.

Asked of Armenian foreign policy’s achievements and neglects, the
expert mentioned only shortcomings, as failed find virtues. `The most
significant neglect is the development of Armenia-Turkey relations
resulted in the Protocols’ signing. Our authorities actually went off
the foreign policy course, just as off the domestic. We should strive
for having initiative policy of Armenia to emerge in interior first,
bettering living conditions of the people, whereas be more balanced
and accurate in foreign policy. In essence, this is a wish, not a
forecast, as I find difficulty in giving forecasts,’ Minasyan
outlined.

S.T.