ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
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Expert: Education is the weakest link in the Armenian economy

Yerevan December 22

David Stepanyan. Education in 2017 continues to be the weakest link in
the Armenian economy. Such an opinion was expressed by the Chairman of
the Union of Employers of Armenia Gagik Makaryan during the
discussions organized by the Armenian Institute for International
Affairs and Security AIISA "Real Armenia 2017 and expected in 2018, An
inertia of the past or the start of changes".

"I also note the quality of public services for which we pay a fairly
high cost in terms of the economic indicators of the republic, in
order to correct the situation we need not to do something, but rather
not to do concrete things. For example, elections like the last ones,
take bribes", he remarked.

According to the economist, everything that is mentioned in the
five-year development program of Armenia should be done, or rather
implemented. At the same time, in general, Makaryan predicts the
coming year as a year of conservatism.

Political analyst Ruben Mehrabyan estimated 2017 as a dramatic year,
noting that Armenia as a result of the Russia-West clash turned out to
be between them. The 2018th political analyst assesses as the year
when many things will be called by their names. In this light, he sees
the need for a correct diagnosis in order to establish the differences
between reality and propaganda.

The former head of the National Security Service of Armenia, analyst
David Shahnazaryan highlighted the year 2017 as the year of increasing
geopolitical value and Armenia's importance for Russia. In this light,
the analyst appreciated the signing by Armenia and the EU of the
Agreement on an expanded and comprehensive partnership as a good
opportunity, providing the Armenian people with a little more
security.