Prosperous Armenia member slams government’s program![]() June 20, 2012 - 21:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group secretary Naira Zohrabyan harshly criticized government’s program and the Prime Minister. She said that though the government pledged to reduce poverty rate, the latter currently totals 35,8%. According to her, emigration has reached an enormous scale, with 400 people daily leaving the country. “Government, policy of which remains unchanged, failed its previous program. Today, it claims to public trust almost with the same staff and program,” the MP said, characterizing the financial crisis as “life-saving link” for government’s drawbacks. “Only serious changes will bring about tangible progress,” Ms. Zohrabyan said, adding that someone must be kept accountable for 14,5% economic decline. The MP further voiced confidence for Prosperous Armenia party to vote against the government’s program. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |