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ARF SMELLS AGAIN
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country-lrahos1 7246.html
16:42:29 - 22/03/2010
Apparently, ARF Dashnaktsutyun relies very much on its sense of smell.
For example, years ago, when PACE adopted a document on the NKR issue
with unbeneficial formulations for Armenia, one of the authors of
which was British Atkinson, ARF Bureau member, Vahan Hovhannisyan,
vice-speaker of the National Assembly of that time, said that document
smells of oil. The response of the Armenian NA head and the head of
the PACE delegation of that period Tigran Torosyan was that he does
not smell documents but works on them.
The ARF seems to be keeping smelling as the HAK "100 steps" smells of
socialism, at least the ARF parliamentary member, economist Artsvik
Minasyan made such a statement on March 22. He said the ARF, as a
structure, did not discuss that program because the party has its own.
As an economist, Artsvik Minasyan said the HAK program smells
of socialism "which is surprising, considering the fact that an
ultra-liberal force is presenting it".
According to Artsvik Minasyan, it is positive such programs are
presented but he thinks there are essential elements of populism in
"100 steps". "Which I do not criticize but they are just needed to
be corrected", said the ARF MP.
By the way, he said that ARF is going to hold discussions on its own
social-economic steps on March 26. On the same day, ARF is organizing
an international conference in Yerevan to discuss their program in
the context of which issues relating the foreign policy and home
democracy will be discussed too.
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country-lrahos1 7246.html
16:42:29 - 22/03/2010
Apparently, ARF Dashnaktsutyun relies very much on its sense of smell.
For example, years ago, when PACE adopted a document on the NKR issue
with unbeneficial formulations for Armenia, one of the authors of
which was British Atkinson, ARF Bureau member, Vahan Hovhannisyan,
vice-speaker of the National Assembly of that time, said that document
smells of oil. The response of the Armenian NA head and the head of
the PACE delegation of that period Tigran Torosyan was that he does
not smell documents but works on them.
The ARF seems to be keeping smelling as the HAK "100 steps" smells of
socialism, at least the ARF parliamentary member, economist Artsvik
Minasyan made such a statement on March 22. He said the ARF, as a
structure, did not discuss that program because the party has its own.
As an economist, Artsvik Minasyan said the HAK program smells
of socialism "which is surprising, considering the fact that an
ultra-liberal force is presenting it".
According to Artsvik Minasyan, it is positive such programs are
presented but he thinks there are essential elements of populism in
"100 steps". "Which I do not criticize but they are just needed to
be corrected", said the ARF MP.
By the way, he said that ARF is going to hold discussions on its own
social-economic steps on March 26. On the same day, ARF is organizing
an international conference in Yerevan to discuss their program in
the context of which issues relating the foreign policy and home
democracy will be discussed too.