In his turn RA MFA spokesman indirectly accused Russia of participation in a propagandistic wave financed by Azerbaijan, i.e. through various tubes Russia attempts to exert pressure over Armenia to hold the presidential meeting in Russia, and particularly, under Russian umbrella with all its pro-Azerbaijani implications.
There is a perception in Russia and the Soviet Union, according to which Garegin Nzhdeh served to the Fascist Germany throughout World War II, Great Patriotic War. It’s a fact. On account of the fact, that presently Moscow started to fight against after-effects of World War II, for ideological perspective, it observed repetition of the same phenomenon, that we observe in Ukraine, conditioned by followers of Bandera.
Armenia needs competition, a real one, in all the fields, however, first and foremost, in the field of foreign policy. Otherwise one nice day Russia will sell Armenia as a “fake product.” Like Samvel Aleksanyan sells everything fake.
The deputy chairman assured that overwhelming majority of offers by the public sector was approved. In response to discontent, that offers were approved, however, Mirumyan didn’t approve that the National Assembly sent the draft bill upon its initial variant. In his words, agreement was reached around 4 issues.
Overdue loans of Armenia’s banking system continued to grow in April 2016 and reached a risky index—AMD 46 billion 379 million. Upon RA National Statistical data, as compared to March, volume of overdue loans grew by AMD 892 million or 2%, and as compared to January—by about AMD 6.5 billion or 16.2%.
Sergey Minasyan, Deputy Director of Caucasus Institute, stated that he doesn’t observe a particular liaison between the visit of Ilham Aliyev paid to Germany and statements made recently. According to him, they are mostly linked to the results of Vienna meeting.
“Firstly, one should anticipate sharpening of situation on the contact line. It’s a good tradition of Ilham Aliyev to shell villages of Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh prior to any meeting or summit linked to Karabakh-Azerbaijan conflict, launching unmanned aerial vehicles, attempt to anger the negotiating parties and mediators. I don’t have any expectation of a breakthrough outcome.”
We should do everything. I’m not saying there is no need for the time being, that need is always available, 24 hours a day. However, we have President, National Assembly, Prime Minister and they are all able to raise the issues in political instances and protect. If needed and the Catholicos interferes we will surely bring our participation as well.
After statue to Garegin Nzhdeh was unveiled in Yerevan, Moscow expressed its discontent through its analysts and historians, to which Armenia’s power circles dared to reflect by common formulations only, introducing as justification to the circumstance that it’s not the disposition of separate individuals and not that of official Moscow. So, Moscow says it’s such an official disposition, which is pronounced by the official representative of Russia’s Foreign Minister.
“Our attitude towards any manifestation of heroism, neo-Nazism, extremism of Nazism is well known as well. That attitude is enshrined in international documents. It’s unclear to us, why that statue was placed, as we all know about the deed of the Armenian people, it’s the immortal deed of Armenian people during the Great Patriotic War, World War II,” she said.
