 Ex-PM says economic crisis burden loaded onto people’s shoulders  April 20, 2012 - 22:03 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Congress member, ex-Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan slammed current economic downturn in Armenia. At Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc rally, the politician refuted authorities’ reports of doubled incomes among the population. “Every year, we’re told about increased number of jobs, with unemployment still persisting. The load of economic crisis is shifted onto people’s shoulders while oligarchs are the ones to enjoy foreign donations meant for Armenian citizens,” the MP stressed. As he noted, the names of those who fell victim to the authorities’ economic crimes will be collected. Armenian National movement leader Aram Manukyan, in turn, noted to have received video materials with reports of Diaspora’s Armenian community support for ANC.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
