ARFD: Armenian Government's program is a declaration containing nothing specific

 The Armenian Government's program for 2013-18 is rather a declaration than a program, because it contains nothing specific, Artsvik Minasyan, MP from ARF Dashnaktsutyun faction, said at a press conference in Yerevan on Tuesday. 

He expressed his indignation at the fact that even when the matter concerns the main socio-economic problems, i.e. poverty, migration, unemployment, there is no doubt the provisions have been prepared by the Government. "These provisions have mostly likely been taken from the speeches of the President and political forces of Armenia. In fact, the Government has no full idea of these processes and it is not sure that they should become the priorities for the forthcoming 5 years", he stressed. Minasyan said that to remove unemployment, it is necessary to create at least 500 thsd new jobs, however, the Government is going to create 100 thds new jobs, with 50 thsd of them being in the agrarian sector.     

Minasyan thinks that one of the main flaws of the Government's program is the lack of provisions on creation of a national air carrier. He pointed out the provision on construction of the new nuclear power unit present in the program 2012 has been removed from the current program. He also thinks that the lack of items about gas and gas transmission system is a serious flaw. "Our energy system has become dependent on Russia, on the Russian policy. They are constantly talking about energy independence, but no real steps are taken to ensure it", he said.

To note, on May 20 Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan submitted the new Government's program for consideration of the Parliament. When presenting the program, Head of the Government Staff Vache Gabrielyan said that the new program of the Government had taken into account most of the remarks and proposals made by the republic's structures.