Going to Rome for 50 Euros is an Opportunity: Janjeghazyan

If there is talk of completely changing the legislation regarding procurement, then a package of proposals must be put on the table, which will show what changes we want and how. This was stated today, on February 21, during a conversation with journalists in the National Assembly by the Minister of Finance Atom Janjeghazyan.

It should be noted that parliamentary hearings titled "Problems of the State Procurement System and Ways to Solve Them" are currently taking place in the National Assembly. According to Atom Janjeghazyan, they have not received any proposal to completely change the procurement legislation. “We have circulated a draft project regarding which we have received proposals from representatives of the public sector, state management bodies, and non-governmental organizations. We will summarize, present it for discussion, and make decisions. So we are not at all inclined to categorically state that what we have is perfect and that nothing needs to be changed. On the contrary, we are trying to keep our fingers on the pulse so that we react adequately to the signals we receive from the environment and improve our procurement system's regulations accordingly,” said the minister.

In response to the observation that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has stated that people's lives have improved and that there has been economic progress, using the example that people can travel to Rome for 50 euros, Janjeghazyan replied, “It is very natural that people express different opinions. It cannot be that there is a uniform perception of any event or phenomenon. Now, if the question is whether going to Rome for 50 euros is an opportunity or not, then it is definitely an opportunity. Is it also an opportunity to change one's worldview, to reflect on values, to take what is good, to see other standards by which people live and strive for that, or not? I am confident that it is an opportunity.”