In addition to the problems associated with a period of economic transition, common to all post-Soviet countries, the situation in Armenia had been further aggravated by a devastating earthquake, an inflow of refugees and an economic blockade.
除所有前苏联国家共同碰到的经济转型期的问题外，亚美尼亚的形势因为一场毁灭性的大地震、难民潮和经济封锁而变得更加严峻。