ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MEMBER BLAMES AUTHORITIES FOR ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
Mediamax
Nov 10 2009
Armenia
Yerevan, 10 November: A coordinator of the opposition Armenian National
Congress (ANC) has stated that Armenia is the "world leader" in terms
of economic downturn.
Speaking at a news conference in Yerevan today [10 November], Levon
Zurabyan said that "the main explanation for the critical economic
situation in the country is the presence of a vicious system, which
is serving the interests of few oligarchs," Mediamax reports. The ANC
coordinator expressed confidence that "99 per cent of the economic
downturn is caused by domestic problems".
The former chairman of the Armenian Central Bank, Bagrat Asatryan, said
that he has elaborated an alternative anti-crisis programme for the
ANC, which will be presented to public discussion in the near future.