Arminfo, Armenia
Aug 30 2018


Kocharyan: the new Armenian government simply does not understand what
the mechanism of state administration means

Yerevan August 29

Naira Badalian. What is happening in Armenia is simply unrestrained
populism, the consequences of which for a long time will restrain the
development of the country. This opinion was expressed by the
ex-President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, accused of overthrowing the
constitutional order in an exclusive interview with NTV.

According to him, the new government of Armenia simply does not
understand what the mechanism of state administration means. "It is
interesting, but the prices for electricity, utilities, pensions,
salaries, tax code, can also be discussed in this area? This is not
only a matter of lack of experience: it is a matter of total
misunderstanding, what is a state management mechanism, that such a
separation of powers, "he said. According to Kocharyan, there is a
revolutionary euphoria that cannot last long. "Do you know at least
one example of at least one revolution, after which people's lives
have become better? Maybe it's Egypt, maybe it's Tunisia, maybe it's
Syria, maybe it's Libya?" The life of people has deteriorated a lot.
Maybe it's Ukraine? In addition to the loss of territory, the quality
of life of people has dropped markedly, maybe this is Georgia, it is
the loss of territory, give me one example, I see no reason why we
should be better, "R. Kocharyan said.

In response to a question about whether he has new premier ambitions,
Kocharian noted that he does not want to say about it: "I do not want
to talk about the future. Why did I decide to return to politics,
because right now I expressed a lot of anxiety, and I cannot stay away
from all this. I would not have done this if this anxiety had not
pushed me into politics. "