Former Armenian PM: Regarding Utility Rates, Public Doing the Work of Government

14:59, July 1, 2015

In his Facebook page, former Armenian Prime Minister Hrant Bagratyan today writes that the "No to Plunder" movement opposing an electricity rate hike in Armenia is doing a great deal of work to develop the mindset of rebellion within the public and that the public, in essence, is doing the work of the government.

"It is evident that Russia, the owner of the Electricity Network of Armenia, found out about what's happening in the energy sector and the scope of the abuses due to this movement," Bagratyan writes. "My intellectual friends in Moscow were dumbstruck from the anger they felt upon hearing what the electricity rates were in Armenia (in comparison to those in Russia). Nevertheless, the people did what should have been done by Armenia's government."  Read more... (168 words)

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