“According to some news, still in the lead-up to the parliamentary elections, he had pledged to many Ararat Region residents that if he is reaffirmed in the Minister’s post, he will secure them with agricultural loans.
Also, Karapetyan promised to certain intellectuals, who worked for the RLP, to find appropriate jobs [for them] at the Agriculture Ministry.
But, so far, neither one nor the other has become a reality.
In the meantime, many are convinced that, in the extreme case, a small percentage of the promises could have been fulfilled,” Chorrord Inknishkhanutyun writes.