ArmInfo.The Hrazdan Metallurgical Plant would be opned open within a month, as announced by Narek Karapetyan, a board member of the Strong Armenia party, at the opening of the political party's office in Hrazdan, the administrative center of the Kotayk region.
Addressing the thousands of Hrazdan residents present at the opening, Karapetyan emphasized that his frequent presence in the city over the last three years has provided him with a deep understanding of local challenges. He said it was in Hrazdan that he realized the need for the country's reindustrialization. "It was here that I realized how much potential we had, and what we've lost due to inaction in recent years. Many of you know that for the past eight years, Hrazdan has been known as the highest-quality cement plant in Armenia. Is this plant operating today? Has the government done anything to address this issue? Due to government inaction, one of the largest plants has stopped operating, and the country is forced to import cement from Iran," Karapetyan noted, accusing the government of inaction and merely taxing businesses.
Speaking about the poverty level in the country, the politician noted that the Kotayk region is one of the regions of Armenia where poverty has not only failed to decrease over the past eight years, but has even increased. "The head of state must get down to business, get busy with industry. Within a month, we will finally open Armenia's largest investment project in recent years – the Hrazdan Metallurgical Plant, which we will call the Hrazdan Metallurgical Plant. Despite all the problems the government create for us every day, we have maintained the salaries of a significant portion of the population to the end. The cement plant was closed, and a metallurgical plant was built next to it. They want to close the hydroelectric power station, and we are constructing a new one next to it. But what we are doing now is a small thing compared to what the entire state can accomplish. We can do this with all the state's resources. Industrialization and construction of factories are the future of Armenia. Hrazdan is the center of Armenia, in energy, logistics, in all aspects. Hrazdan simply cannot fail to develop," Narek Karapetyan stated.
Closing his speech, Karapetyan touched upon the Strong Armenia party's philosophy on public administration highlighting their firm stance against political patronage. "If a person is doing well in Hrazdan, or if a person is a representative of another political force in Hrazdan, but we see that the streets are good and they are doing their job well, we must keep up with that person. The party has nothing to do with it; the person's qualities are what matter," the politician concluded.
