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MONEY ACQUIRES PREDOMINANT ROLE TODAY - ARMENIAN POLITICIAN
16:24 ~U 29.10.13
The post-Soviet period saw a thorough change of values in the former
USSR countries as money came to replace absolutely everything, says
Ashot Manucharyan, a former member of the Karabakh committee.
"That system had things to gain from Armenia in the economic and
political sectors. Politically, it expected the country to serve the
regime and its objectives; economically, it expected raw materials at
low prices, that is, human resources, intelligent and talented people.
The economic systems in the country had to attract and direct the
riches to the main countries governed by the wallet system, producing
a vacuum-cleaner effect. That's what our oligarchs are doing now,
squeezing the country out of its riches to invest them in foreign
banks, instead of building factories to offer jobs to people. Armenia
is financed by the foreign world; we have made an investment of
$40-$50 million in the West and still have a debt of $5 million,"
the politician told a news conference on Tuesday.
Speaking of the re-established Armenian Pan-national movement (of which
he was a member), Manucharyan noted that its objectives are completely
different from the real taks of a political party. He said the idea has
more to do with people's memories and their attachment to the party.
According to him, the veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war are of
more interest in today, with their active campaign directed to the
protection of their rights differing from all other processes.
"The logic behind the process which they have started runs counter
to this wallet system. They are not submitting a bid for a seat in
front of the manger; they are trying to help this country. And I am
standing by them today, as a political figure," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
16:24 ~U 29.10.13
The post-Soviet period saw a thorough change of values in the former
USSR countries as money came to replace absolutely everything, says
Ashot Manucharyan, a former member of the Karabakh committee.
"That system had things to gain from Armenia in the economic and
political sectors. Politically, it expected the country to serve the
regime and its objectives; economically, it expected raw materials at
low prices, that is, human resources, intelligent and talented people.
The economic systems in the country had to attract and direct the
riches to the main countries governed by the wallet system, producing
a vacuum-cleaner effect. That's what our oligarchs are doing now,
squeezing the country out of its riches to invest them in foreign
banks, instead of building factories to offer jobs to people. Armenia
is financed by the foreign world; we have made an investment of
$40-$50 million in the West and still have a debt of $5 million,"
the politician told a news conference on Tuesday.
Speaking of the re-established Armenian Pan-national movement (of which
he was a member), Manucharyan noted that its objectives are completely
different from the real taks of a political party. He said the idea has
more to do with people's memories and their attachment to the party.
According to him, the veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war are of
more interest in today, with their active campaign directed to the
protection of their rights differing from all other processes.
"The logic behind the process which they have started runs counter
to this wallet system. They are not submitting a bid for a seat in
front of the manger; they are trying to help this country. And I am
standing by them today, as a political figure," he added.
Armenian News - Tert.am