Ex-PM says economic crisis burden loaded onto people’s shoulders April 20, 2012 - 22:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.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 The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |