Number of Armenians leaving the country without returning grown sharply in past 4 months – Kocharyan

Armenia’s second president, candidate of Armenia bloc Robert Kocharyan and representative of ARF-D Ishkhan Saghatelyan and leader of Reviving Armenia party Vahe Hakobyan met today with their teammates in Sevan.

Kocharyan said during the recent few months the number of those leaving the country and not returning back has sharply grown. He said during the 4 months the negative balance reached 80 thousand people. He stressed that such index was registered in Armenia in early 90s.

“This is already called de-population – escape. If everything is good in the country, why they [people] flee. It means they do not trust the authorities. The only opportunity to change the situation is the change of power,” Kocharyan said.

Ishkhan Saghatelyan noted that Gegharkunik is the province which has become the bordering province and feels the danger as the enemy has reached Vardenis.
As to not accepting the invitation of debate with Armenia’s acting PM he said they have nothing to talk about with traitor.