ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are changing, but their thinking and philosophy remain the same. Economist Suren Parsyan stated during a press conference on June 25.
"If you think that there have been drastic changes in economic policy over the past 5 years, then I will tell you that the system continues to serve the banking sector and oligarchic interests.And as a result, we have economic growth, but the banking system, re-exporters and oligarchs mostly benefit from it. Nothing has changed in this sense," he said.
In the conditions of such economic growth, without taking into account its quality, the expert noted that budget flows should be directed to qualitative changes in the industrial sector, and it is also worth aiming at entering the American and European markets. "Yes, Russia is important for us, and has great weight. But in terms of developing alternatives, we need to enter the European and American markets," he added. In this vein, Parsyan noted that the opportunities available today should be used to find new markets.
At the same time, according to the expert, Armenia should try to get out of the political discourse: <West>, <Russia>, <Iran>, <China>, etc.. "Our problem now is the economic one. Yes, we need to take into account political factors. But we should consider all the possibilities. Unfortunately, when issues related to infrastructure and their unblocking are discussed, we in a certain sense set ourselves restrictions, saying that, for example, we will not deal with Turkiye at all, but only with Russia and Iran. But in this region, all options should be discussed more openly and the root of the problem should be looked at more deeply. There is no longer talk of the authorities and the opposition here. We need to calm our emotions to make correct forecasts and proposals," Parsyan concluded.
