Wednesday, June 6 2018 17:48

ArmInfo. Ex-state minister of Artsakh Araik Harutyunyan today at a press conference tried to explain the reasons for his resignation.

According to him, from the day of his appointment as head of the  Artsakh Cabinet since 2007, serious economic reforms began in the  republic, which for 10 years provided stable double-digit growth. "I  can say unequivocally that we succeeded in implementing economic  reforms and provided the country with such growth indicators that can  be considered optimal not only on a regional but also global scale,"  Harutyunyan assured, stressing that economic reforms are currently  being put on stable tracks, and if they continue, they will ensure  the country's consistent development until 2021, regardless of the  personality of the successor to the state minister.

As for political and democratic reforms, according to Harutyunyan's  definition, sufficient work has been done in this direction, but the  people demanded more. "And my resignation is due precisely to the  desire to contribute to the revitalization of these reforms. As a  state minister, I was limited in my powers, my prerogative was the  economic bloc, which I successfully coped with. However, as state  minister, I could not take an active part in political and democratic  processes. Now, as the leader of the largest parliamentary force -  the party "Free Motherland" I will take an active part in political  processes, I will contribute to the development of democracy in the  country, while I and my party will continue To assist the president  Bako Sahakyan Of course, if it deviates from the course taken, we  will criticize it, but there is no such preconditions," Harutyunyan  said, adding that after the resignation will continue to remain in  politics and does not intend to leave Artsakh.

He also said that the party he leads will actively take part in  political processes in Artsakh, including in elections. As for his  presidential ambitions in 2020, Harutyunyan noted that in a country  like Artsakh one cannot make long-term forecasts, since the situation  on the border may change in one second and nullify all the forecasts  and plans.