ArmInfo. There will be no Maidan in Armenia, since it already took place on March 1, 2008, and was accomplished through the efforts of the then President Robert Kocharyan and his closest circle. Economist Vahagn Khachatryan expressed a similar opinion to ArmInfo.
" Everyone knows this. Our people know perfectly well who it is and what he is made of. And today this same Kocharyan declares that in Ukraine through the Maidans the power has changed three times. And he even tries to draw some parallels with Armenia. Meanwhile, Nikol Pashinyan carried out an exclusively non-violent change of power, a "velvet" revolution in the country, "he stressed.
In this light, Khachatryan expressed his conviction that it is impossible to carry out a violent change of power in Armenia. Which, according to his estimates, is what some forces in Armenia want so badly. He stressed that everyone should understand this impossibility, first of all people with such intentions.
On July 29, in an interview with "Yerkir Media", "5th Channel" and "Second Armenian TV Channel" TV companies, former President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan criticized practically all directions of the policy of the current authorities. Assessing the social and economic situation in the country as unsatisfactory in the Artsakh issue, in relation to Russia, the former President noted that "in the current reality, the political situation in Armenia can change dramatically."
Commenting on Kocharyan's criticism of the government's steps towards overcoming the economic crisis, the economist emphasized the inconsistency of the former president's arguments, due to his complete separation from the realities and positive changes in the country. The latter, according to Khachatryan, is, among other things, due to the fundamentally conflicting goals of Kocharyan and his followers with the goals of the new government.
"Kocharyan and his successors ruled the state with the aim of plundering it and filling their own pockets. And even in a nightmare, they could not imagine that the day would come when people who did not take bribes would rule Armenia. Yes, Pashinyan's government pays bonuses, in this way legally and adequately rewarding people for their work. And I understand that it is rather difficult for people who are used to handing out money in envelopes and allowing officials to take bribes, "the economist concluded.