Aram Manukyan: About 3800 would-be soldiers have left Armenia in recent years (video)
Corruption [in Armenia] remains a key problem which has become a national security, member of the Yelk (Way Out) opposition alliance Viktor Yengibaryan said on March 15 during a meeting with journalists. “Armenia should start negotiations with the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) to clarify the latter’s role in our region. At the same time, we should continue as well as continue its relations with the NATO,” he said. Aram Manukyan from the HAK-HZhK alliance stressed in his speech ‘over 3800 would-be soldiers have left Armenia in recent years. “In the 1990s, we had 14 000 soldiers. In 2016 and 2015, Azerbaijan spent on weapons and ammunition as much money as we have in our state budget. Our platform was realistic. Stepan Safaryan from the Free Democrats party wonders whether Armenia needs to negotiate with a country – Azerbaijan, which is not really a democracy “Unfortunately, Armenia has agreed to that option. I think the Armenian society has very little to do here. We feel the lack of a political class that will come and give correct assessments, offer solutions to the existing problems, including the issue of refugees. For example, do Armenians living in Azerbaijan have blue blood while Azerbaijanis living in Armenia white blood in their veins?” he said.
