DASHNAK MEMBER SAYS AGRICULTURE MINISTER NOT GUILTY FOR HIGHER PRICES OF APRICOT
Panorama.am
18:13 20/07/2007
"When the parliament gets public vote of trust, there will be right
and law in the country," Armen Martirosyan, member of Zharangutiun
block, said at Haiely Club today replying to Dashnak member Artsvik
Minasyan who advocated increased role of parliament in the political
realm of the country saying "the parliament must have impact on what
the government does through its supervisory functions."
Martirosyan said the laws are above the average in Armenia but
their execution is still "one of the painful" problems. He also
said the authorities in power urge "not to personalize problems" but
"undertake structural changes" in response to opposition’s demands
to punish any transgressor.
However, Martirosyan believes "unless concrete cases are punished,
structural changes will stay on paper, like laws." Dashnak Minasyan
agreed that the society must also not tolerant cases of legal
violations but swiftly added "that must be done within the framework
of the Constitution, too."
Speaking about Dashnaksutiun’s status in the political realm, Minasyan
said Dashnaksutiun is both "an authority and an opposition," also
saying such parties are known as left center in the world.
Asked if Dashnaksutiun bears responsibility for higher prices of
apricot taken the fact that the minister of agriculture is from
Dashnaksutiun, Minasyan said: "The minister is only responsible for
developing policies in the field" blaming the Central Bank for higher
prices of apricot.