ArmInfo. Head of Republican Party Faction Vahram Baghdasaryan urged Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and members of the government to consider concerns of the Armenian society during the implementation of the government program.
According to him, monitoring of opinions conducted by him in the Armenian society demonstrated that the first concern Armenian citizens have is economic insecurity. "The second largest concern is legal insecurity and the third concern relates to economic-social problems, consequently these factors should be considered", he stressed.
Baghdasaryan also urged the opposition to be more optimistic and stop talks about upcoming failure of the government. "If the prime minister has taken this mission in such complex conditions his intentions are serious and he will certainly reach success", he noted wishing success to the government and Karapetyan.
To note, the parliament approved government program with 85 pros yesterday. The program particularly envisages fight against artificial monopolies and corruption. Within 3 months the government intends to criminalize "unlawful enrichment" and in 6 months to introduce mechanisms guaranteeing execution of relevant laws. Within a 6- month term the government intends to develop anticorruption institutional system by revising the principles of forming the relevant council, increase accountability of anticorruption and law enforcement bodies, to increase number of those officials obliged to present declaration on incomes and property, to hold events aimed at regulating collision of interests and to set legal restrictions on cash deals. Within a year the government also intends to develop legislation envisaging tougher punishment for crimes against state service.