"Strong Armenia" presents Samvel Karapetyan`s economic and defense  programs to Agarak residents

ArmInfo.  The "Strong Armenia" party presented the economic and defense programs of future Armenian Prime Minister Samvel Karapetyan to the residents of Agarak, Syunik Province.

During a meeting with Agarak residents,  Narek Karapetyan, a member  of the party's political council, stated that it is up to Armenian  society to decide what future it wants for the country. "Do we want a  secure country, or do we want to open a door that will bring us even  more headaches in the future? Do we want a balanced, serious leader  in our country, or someone who gives the world press a reason to  laugh at us every day? Look at what our neighbors are doing. The  Turks are developing their navy, upgrading their technology, opening  a road to China. And what are the Azerbaijanis doing? They're  establishing ties with Turkey, seeking a road, developing their  economy, building up their military, and constructing ports on the  Caspian Sea. And what are we doing? We're eating corn. What are we  doing amid these serious global changes?" Narek Karapetyan questioned  at a meeting with supporters.

He then addressed why a successful businessman like Samvel Karapetyan  decided to enter the political fray now. According to Narek  Karapetyan, the decision stems from a refusal to remain a "bystander"  while national institutions such as the Armenian Apostolic Church  face pressure; economic mismanagement leads to a ballooning national  debt and sovereignty is threatened by demographic and territorial  challenges.

"The above facts demonstrate an interesting pattern: the manager is  not in control of the situation, and the manager needs to be  replaced," Narek Karapetyan emphasized, concluding that a citizen of  a strong Armenia will not be a citizen of a poor country.