Beglaryan: Artsakh is still in crisis state

ArmInfo.Artsakh is still in a crisis state. Summing up the results of his activities as a state minister, Artak Beglaryan stated this during a press conference held  on November 3 in Stepanakert .  He recalled that he took the post of  State Minister on June 1, 2020 in the post-war crisis period, and the  Republic faced many serious problems, a number of which have not been  overcome to this day.

At the same time, Beglaryan drew attention to the fact that the state  system was ready for this crisis. "Yes, of course, there were  omissions. But there were also many successes. During these two  years, a lot of rehabilitation work was done: infrastructure, social  programs that saved the lives of the inhabitants of the Republic of  Artsakh in certain stable conditions. Of course, during this period  we had a lot of program success and gaps, but we must take into  account that the entire state system worked," he said, also pointing  to the presence of an ideological crisis in the country.

According to him, problems in public administration and the lack of  ideology, in turn, gave rise to a crisis of public confidence in  state bodies and officials, which, of course, is much more pronounced  after the war due to external factors. "The main fear is awareness of  the acuteness of the perception of the crisis situation and  appropriate steps accordingly. However, this is a much more  sociological problem," the outgoing state minister of the Republic of  Artsakh noted.

At the same time, he acknowledged that during his tenure he could not  and did not have time to solve all the tasks facing him. At the same  time, he stated that a regulatory framework was created under him,  and its effective operation made it possible to achieve success in a  number of areas. In particular, in housing, construction and the  social sphere, which are still ongoing.

"We introduced the institution of a social worker, we had some  success in terms of training, but from this point of view, I think  that we have big gaps, because there is a problem of managerial  abilities in the state system. Unfortunately, we do not have a normal  education system. We hope that serious success awaits us in the near  future. There are much more radical problems in terms of improving  management efficiency, the education sector has not yet reached the  stage of strategic development," he said.

In response to the journalist's clarification whether his resignation  from the post of state minister was connected with the position he  expressed during the annual meeting of the Hayastan All-Armenian  Fund, when it was proposed to change the Fund's Charter and remove  the wording "Republic of Artsakh", Beglaryan, in particular, said:

"I expressed my disagreement with the change in the charter of the  Hayastan All-Armenian Fund and the removal of the name 'Republic of  Artsakh'. I do not see any connection between this and my  resignation.  This is due to the President's decision to appoint  Ruben Vardanyan, who will have broader powers. As for Fund, then yes  there were problems, discussions, then I presented my position on  this issue in writing and was guided in this by conscience and  devotion to the Motherland.

At the same time, he noted that in the future he sees himself in the  system of public administration of Artsakh. "I am ready to take on  any responsibility within my capabilities. There were proposals to  take a position in the state system, in the coming days there will be  official information about this," Beglaryan added.