YEREVAN. - The candidate for the Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan will in near future present the development plan of Armenia, which will consist of two stages.

Karapetyan stated the aforementioned at the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Council session, during which his candidacy was discussed.

He thanked the Armenian President and members of the RPA Council session for the confidence, assuring that he will do his best to justify that confidence. Karapetyan also thanked ex-PM Hovik Abrahamyan for his work.

Referring to the two stages of the country’s development plan, the candidate for the Armenian Prime Minister noted that the first stage will include the possible quick changes and success, which can to some extent inspire confidence and trust towards the plan. According to him, the second stage will be the vision of Armenia’s long-term development.

Karen Karapetyan noted that he would be grateful to all the partners, who will submit their proposals. He also informed that in the near future he is going to invite his colleagues, including economists, businessmen, heads of large businesses and all those concerned, to a round-table discussion to discuss all this.

Ex-PM and RPA Vice President Hovik Abrahamyan also made an address.  He noted that during his 2-year office, when the office of the prime minister was entrusted to him,  he tried to do his best with his team to overcome the internal and external challenges, which he had referred to during today’s session.

In Abrahamyan’s words, he is confident of the experience, skills and capacities of Karen Karapetyan, whom he knows very well, and is sure that he will continue the government’s activity doing his best to contribute to the progress of the country, development of economy and better life for the people.