ASSESSMENT – EXTREMELY POSITIVE

Hence expiring his second term of office, today President Robert Kocharyan will hand over his power to his successor, the President-elect Serge Sargsyan.
What did the 10 years of the activity of the Republic’s second President give to the state and the people, what did we manage to do during these years, what problems do we have in the field of foreign and domestic policy, that are to be solved. Political scientists, the time, the history and, of course society will answer all these questions. Before that, in response to our questions, native MPs are trying to give assessments to the outcome of Robert Kocharyan’s tenure.

Mkrtich Minasyan
Member of “Republican” faction

“We can definitely say that we recorded significant progress during Robert Kocharyan’s years of power. We can’t say that 1998-2008 were the years of failure, there is essential progress, pace of development, and we hope that in future this progress will be more stable and productive, because the developments in the world require this.”
“Whereas the press belonging to Armenian Pan National Movement, “analyzing” the tragic results of the “criminal” policy after 1998, inform that even the Republicans are terrified of the economic “crash” in store for Armenia, but they avoid speaking about it publicly?”
“I already said that it is nonsense. If at present we compare Armenia with Switzerland, of course we have lots of unsettled problems, but let’s be realistic. After all we are not Switzerland we have faced 1990-ies and it was only after 2000 that we recorded progress not to notice this, means not to see the forest beyond the glade. We all remember how the ex-President used to describe the dangers awaiting us before his resignation, saying that we can’t even dream of any economic progress, unless Karabakh issue is solved. Our people have seen many difficulties but we have always found strength to rise from the ashes.
We shouldn’t overlook all the factors that used to hinder our economic progress before 1998: blockade, communication problems, etc. Experience showed that the ex-President was wrong, we recorded, and I’m sure we will record serious achievements in all the spheres.”
“The Republican Party and the President elect Serge Sargsyan clarified their position with regard to the appointment of the future Prime Minister and during the session confirmed Tigran Sargsyan’s candidacy. What is this choice conditioned by?”
“Tigran Sargsyan has proved with his work that he has good knowledge in economy, that he is an accomplished economist and banker, whose intellectual and professional skills are out of question. This is not only my opinion. I will only remind you about the assessment of the World Bank and the International Currency Fund, according to which Armenia is the only state with an accomplished bank system in CIS countries and in the region.
The stability of financial and bank system, the prospects of development inspire optimism that under Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan Armenia will be able to start a qualitatively new process of reforms, which will surely lead to the new standards of progress. The old methods have already justified themselves but life doesn’t march on the same spot. We are living in the period of new, modern technologies, new approaches, and new perceptions and the new challenges require new standards.
The activity of the new government, in terms of governing the economy with new methods, will be beneficial for the country. In my view all the other parliamentary factions will approve Tigran Sargsyan’s candidacy and the President of the Republic, in a manner prescribed by the Constitution, after consultations with NA factions, will sign a decree, according to which the person getting the support of the majority will be appointed as the Prime Minister of Armenia.”
LILIT POGHOSYAN

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