“When I sent a request to the Ministry of Economy about the impact of the embargo on Turkish goods, I was happy because they wrote a five-page answer, of which 4.5 pages were about the positive impact it had on the economy of the Republic of Armenia because textiles have developed. , mechanical engineering, agriculture. “Why did you remove that embargo?” asked Artur Khachatryan, deputy of the “Hayastan” faction, to RA Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan at the plenary session of the National Assembly.
The minister came to the National Assembly to report on the draft law on amendments to the “Industrial Policy” law. Artur Khachatryan continued: “I sent a request about the economic impact of the blockade, and the Ministry of Economy referred to the study of the World Bank in 1999; can you imagine? What is the economic impact of the blockade, Mr. Kerobyan? Tell us in numbers.” Vahan Kerobyan had the opportunity to make a final speech but did not respond to the MP’s questions.
“I draw attention to the fact that the Prime Minister avoided answering what effect the opening of the roads with Turkey will have on the RA economy because there is no such calculation. It is a bubble, so we will start living in Eldorado as soon as the border opens. Mr. Kerobyan had the opportunity to prove the opposite, and he didn’t say it because he knows there is no such calculation,” said Artur Khachatryan.
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Babken Tunyan, deputy of the civil contract faction, responded to Artur Khachatryan like this: “There is an analysis assessing the commercial impact of the opening of the RA-Turkey border, which was made by “Berlin Economics” in cooperation with the Ministry. Of course, it could be more accurate, but I will pass it on if you want. Their team planned to present the results in September last year in the National Assembly, but Azerbaijani aggression happened, and it was postponed. We want to organize it shortly.” Next, Vahan Kerobyan made another final speech, during which he still needed to respond to Artur Khachatryan’s questions again.
Luiza SUKIASYAN
