Our Way movement opens offices in Yerevan`s Shengavit district
According to the movement's press service, during the branch opening ceremony, movement coordinator Narek Karapetyan emphasized that eight years ago, the country's leader was a man who made many promises but fulfilled none of them. "Our neighboring countries halved poverty in eight years. Five years later, he makes another promise: this time, he says there will be peace. Has he promised anything and kept it? No," noted Narek Karapetyan.
According to him, the current authorities are increasing the debt burden on every family year after year.
"In just one year, he secured a $1.7 billion loan. So you understand what that means." These $1.7 billion are loans taken out in the first 16 years of Armenia's independence. The former authorities, in 16 years, didn't take out as many loans as the current leader has in just one year. We need someone who isn't accustomed to being deceived. They were given two chances. I don't think our people should give this person a third chance. "With the $1.7 billion they borrowed, 80,000 new jobs could have been created in Armenia," concluded Narek Karapetyan.
It's worth noting that at the end of January, the "Our Way" movement's program was presented in Yerevan. It includes five key areas: the creation of 300,000 new jobs, especially in the regions; zero-tax rates for small businesses; a 20% reduction in medicine prices for everyone; guaranteed purchase of harvests in villages; and 20,000 affordable apartments with state support. "I guarantee their implementation," the businessman noted. As a reminder, on December 30, the court changed businessman Karapetyan's pretrial detention to house arrest. The businessman was detained on June 18 by law enforcement officers, and the court later remanded him in custody on charges of calling for the overthrow of the constitutional order due to his support for the Armenian Apostolic Church. The businessman was later charged with money laundering. It's worth noting that Karapetyan's arrest The incident was preceded by threatening posts from Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan directed at him, which lawyers view as an attempt to directly interfere with the investigation and law enforcement. Following Karapetyan's arrest, the authorities effectively took over the management of the Eclectic Networks of Armenia company from the Karapetyan family, appointing Romanos Petrosyan, a member of the Civil Contract party, as its manager.