Look at life on other side of your offices! Pashinyan scolded  officials for shortcomings

ArmInfo. Walk through the yards, communicate with the residents, you're going to hear such problems  that you would not otherwise know about. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers on August 11, addressing officials.

"In recent days, I visited the regions, absolutely unofficially, and  fixed problems that were not recorded in almost any report, in any  briefing note," he said today, after discussing the last item on the  agenda.

Pashinyan urged members of the Cabinet of Ministers to make  unscheduled trips to the regions and communicate with the citizens of  the country on the ground. "I even agree that for these purposes  members of the government use working days with some periodicity. Try  to look at life on the other side of your offices and car windows>,  he said.

In particular, the Prime Minister noted that roads in Armenia are  being maintained "to put it mildly, shamefully." 

Then the Prime Minister touched upon road signs <which have not  changed since the 1970s>. <For example, a sign to Khor Virap, where  many tourists visit, I guarantee that it (the sign - ed.) is at least  my age. Imagine the tourists who come and see this>, the prime  minister said.

The head of the Cabinet also remembered the quality of the roadway.  <On the section of the Dilijan-Ijevan road there is no kilometer on  which there would be no pit. Who should be doing this? And why should  the country's prime minister address this? This means that some  people are not doing their job at all. How can you explain this, Mr.  Sanosyan?>, he asked.

Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructures Gnel  Sanosyan acknowledged that there are omissions, but noted that it  used to be worse.  <Mr. Sanosyan, but my conclusion is that some  people are not doing their jobs. I need names and surnames. I  instruct you to appoint an internal investigation and put on my table  the names of those people who were supposed to make sure that the  contractors do all this properly>, Pashinyan said.

The head of government also expressed dissatisfaction with the  quality of Internet connection  on interstate roads. Turning the  high-tech industry minister, he said "There is simply no Internet  connection for tens of kilometers of roads," he said. The prime  minister reminded telecommunications companies of their obligations  stipulated in license agreements.

He also touched upon the problems with the implementation of the  "Smart Livestock" program. Despite the assurances of officials that  the program is being successfully implemented and the villagers have  heard about it, it turns out that its direct beneficiaries, the  farmers, do not know anything about it. In this regard, the prime  minister instructed the officials of the Ministry of Economy to  seriously engage in "popularization" of the program.

The premier is also concerned about the problems of unfinished  construction projects that have turned into ruins. He instructed the  Prosecutor General to deal with this issue. In response, Anna  Vardapetyan said that 250 lawsuits had already been filed against  unscrupulous owners. She added that the prosecutor's office is  already checking the territories in the center of Yerevan, where  nothing has been built for years. Soon, the department will apply to  local governments to terminate contracts with developers and owners.