Armenian political leader: Armenia is governed by oligarchy and bureaucracyAugust 11, 2009 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The power of oligarchs and bureaucrats has increased so much that they are now dictating their internal rules," political leader said, stressing that all initiatives proposed by President «sinked» in their «swamp».Oligarchy pushes politicians to steps that may later be labeled as treacherous, the speaker said. «The word 'treacherous' has become up to date in Armenia. Engaging themselves in treachery, people say they have gone into politics,» he noted. According to Babukhanyan, President Sargsyan plans to make serious changes in his human resource policy. «Such changes will apply to thieves and bribe-takers, and the stricter they are the better,» the speaker stressed. For comparison, he brought the example of other countries where bribe takers are hanged. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |