In May 1990 Vazgen Manukyan was elected a deputy of the Supreme Council of Armenia. On August 13, 1990 he was appointed by the Supreme Council as the Chairman (Prime Minister) of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Armenia. That was a hard period for Armenia: the USSR was rapidly collapsing, the political and economic blockade of Armenia from the north began.
On the one hand, efforts were needed to slow down the collapse, on the other hand, it was necessary to move quickly to a new economic system. The government, which held the entire executive power (there was no presidency under the constitution, all executive power was given by the Supreme Council to the government) successfully implemented this complex program, having relations based on political trust with both the Soviet republics and other countries.
The government headed by Vazgen Manukyan launched a number of systemic reforms which created a serious basis for further development of the country.
To complete
“I was against the voucher policy. The purpose of privatization was not to satisfy social justice, but as a result of privatization we were to have operating factories. The issue of social justice would be resolved in another field”.
On September 26, 1991, Vazgen Manukyan resigned as Prime Minister. The reason…
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