YEREVAN. – The statement on a 10-percent GDP growth in Armenia, which was made during the meeting between the Armenian and Russian presidents, has nothing to do with reality, Armenian economist and former MP Vardan Bostanjyan said at a press conference on Monday.

In his words, this figure has “pleasantly misled” both Armenian and Russian specialists. 

“It’s not that the presidents don’t master statistical data,” stressed Bostanjyan. “This shows that they just don’t care about these figures.”

As per the economist, this statement is a sign that the presidents want this.

“They just didn’t have anything else to say associated with the economic numbers,” he added.

During the Armenian and Russian presidents’ talk on August 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin had expressed satisfaction with the “10-percent GDP growth,” which Armenia had recorded since joining the Eurasian Economic Union which also comprises Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan.