ECONOMIC MIRACLE AND BELGIAN ANALYST’S EARS
Support A1+!“I don’t believe my ears when hear there is economic progress in Armenia”, Belgian International Crisis Group /ICG/ senior analyst Philip Noubel said at a seminar held Sunday in Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, on prospects of conflicts settlement.
He specified that there is certain progress but for minority of people. Only 3 or 4 percent of the republic’s population live well.
Noubel is convinced that there can’t be any economic growth amid ongoing corruption, human resources mismanagement and dependent justice system.
He also sees serious problems linked with the republic authorities’ legitimacy that led to brought civil unrest.
Belgian analyst said he had managed to notice certain difference in perception of Karabakh conflict by Armenia’s population, Karabakhis and Armenians living overseas.
In his words, Armenia’s many residents say they became captives of Karabakhis, Armenians from foreign communities say there is need of fighting for Karabakh, but, at the same time, they say they don’t want to fight because they live, for example, in California.
Noubel hasn’t been in Karabakh but talked to many Karabakhis who accused Armenia’s population of being not so patriotic considering Karabakh issue. The ICG representative said he saw no favourable-for-dialogue atmosphere in Armenia.
