MOSCOW RADIO NOTES FALLING STANDARD OF LIVING IN ARMENIA.

Armenia, which is proud of its economic growth over the past year,(the only CIS nation to have a positive figure by that measure)nonetheless must confront an increasingly unhappy population,Russian radio reported August 27. The standard of living in Armeniais now 4.5 times lower than it was in 1985, the station said.

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