Narek Karapetyan: Only the proposals of the "Strong Armenia" faction  will bring change to the country and lift 600,000 people out of  poverty

ArmInfo. The Strong Armenia faction is convinced that the ideas they propose will lead  the country to development and lift 600,000 people out of poverty, as  stated by Narek Karapetyan, the head of the Strong Armenia faction,  to journalists in the  parliament on August 6.

He noted that he opposes turning the National Assembly of Armenia  into a platform for airing mutual insults. "Because we are convinced  that only a battle of ideas will lead to changes in the country. We  must present our ideas to the citizens of Armenia, and they must  choose. And we are convinced that the ideas proposed by our faction  will specifically lead the country to development and lift 600,000  people out of poverty," Karapetyan emphasized.

The politician also commented on their decision to nominate Aram  Vardevanyan for the post of Deputy Speaker, especially given the  political party's assertions that this parliament's tenure will be  short-lived.  According to him, one does not negate the other. "After  all, it is precisely as a result of our work and the work of our  faction's deputy, Aram Vardevanyan, that we will achieve these  changes. It is necessary for work to be carried out from all possible  positions," the faction leader explained.

In the event that Vardevanyan's candidacy fails to secure enough  votes, he noted that their faction will make a new decision and issue  a statement. At the same time, he expressed conviction that the  number of deputies from the ruling party is steadily decreasing. 

."We see how after each election their numbers are dwindling—we see  empty seats. This suggests that in the future, when their numbers are  even fewer, it will be possible to implement the very changes we're  talking about in the Armenian parliament," Karapetyan concluded.