YEREVAN. – 168Hour newspaper writes: “Nothing is politicized in Armenia, but adapted to the ruling group. The Public Council can also be adapted to the goals of that group without understanding what the ideology is,” Public Council member Larisa Alaverdyan told us, stressing that she would put down her membership in the Public Council.

She stressed that her decision had nothing to do with the appointment of Styopa Safaryan as the new Chairman of the Public Council. “During this one year there were some things that annoyed me. It is about the clear, straightforward opinion expressed by [former Chairman of the Public Council] Vazgen Manukyan, which has served as a basis for the Prime Minister to become annoyed with him.

The skill of the authorities is evident not when it works entirely with its own people, but those authorities are skilled that are capable of working with their completely constructive, public critics, as well."