The inaction of the Armenian government in regard of monitoring the investment project of North-South highway, cost the taxpayers 0,5 million USD. The Asian Bank has allotted 170 million USD to Armenia as a second trench. Because of the delay the money is still on the accounts of the Asian Bank.
While the Armenian government is trying to shun the dilemma between EU and the Eurasian Union, by doing everything not to make Russia mad, the latter plays more open cards with Armenia without spare formalities. The best example of that was yesterday’s statement of the Secretary-General of the Collective Security Pact Nikolay Bordyuzha, who claimed that Russia does a lot for Armenia.
Possibly Russia is letting the Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan down in relation to the arbitration case “The Intergovernmental Bank vs. Rhinoville Property Limited” presided by judge A. Kamarov
We should differ local elections from the modern political history of Armenia. Unfortunately this political history is not written in the same manner as the history of the first and second republics. We don’t have the political history of the Armenian kingdoms either.
Novelist Levon Khechoyan refused to accept the 2nd level medal of honor for “service to the fatherland” granted by the president of Armenia. Without any exaggeration, this move must be considered the most political and human action of the recent period in Armenia. I
In parallel with the decline of activity in Armenia’s political sector, certain processes are happening around Armenia’s geopolitical situation. Namely, the Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrorv made a statement containing “Azerbaijani territories” in reference to the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, which was followed by a report that Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan was not going to participate in the summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization in Bishkek.
We have chosen a model for saving wealth, which is called a Western model. By making money a god for us, we have started to stab each other, annihilated our economy, science, education, and everyone is thinking about grabbing something from others. If someone has taken the power, he is using that power to accumulate wealth.
In one of the previous releases of our newspaper we have adverted to the fact that Yerevan’s budget is small, the means are limited and therefore it’s impossible to expect serious projects from city authorities.
Yesterday there was an incident at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial, which is very interesting in the context of the ongoing political processes. The police did not allow the leader of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan approach his vehicle through the way reserved for state officials.
The truth is not to lie, which starts from you. You shouldn’t be greedy when the lie and greediness join each other. I am greedy in art and music and sometimes I lie to my mom by saying I ate the food. That is not a dangerous lie. A person has to live like a person like a human being.
