Civilized political dialogue is what we need to enforce in our society; president Sargsyan
20.12.2010,
17:59
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is also Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, participated Saturday in a special event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Party.
YEREVAN, December 20, /ARKA/. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, who is also Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia, participated Saturday in a special event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Party. Addressing his party fellows Serzh Sargsyan said since the parliamentary elections are forthcoming, quite naturally along with the approaching elections talk emerges. In his words, sometimes they turn into spiteful rumors about alleged mutual jealousy and competition of the coalition parties, while some would even make grave predictions about the dissolution of the coalition.
‘We will not comment on the flippant rumors, as for the elections, healthy competition is natural and logical. I would like to repeat, healthy competition but not intrigues. Elected to the parliament will be the forces which will get the people’s vote of trust in the honest struggle,’ he said.
He also added that the reshuffle of the political forces should be and will be made only by the voters. Other options are simply disregarded.
‘At this point, I would like to go back to the rumors and talks that recently have been circulating around that I allegedly presented the ultimatum to Prosperous Armenia Party. And guided by that logic and to put it in their own jargon, I am trying to challenge that party and particularly Gagik Tsarukian. You all know that I never speak by ultimatums to anyone, moreover to my partners. What is called “ultimatum” are simply my demands to my own party members as well as to our coalition parties. I believe it is normal and to suggest the opposite is simply illogical,’ he said.
“We should bear in mind that because of the pre-election struggle, we will again enter a period in our public life when emotions, proper and improper accusations will fly, attempts to paint black the achievements and glorify the failures will be made. It’s a natural process which no country has been able to avoid so far,” the president said.
He also said ‘If we should accept it as an inescapable reality, but at the same time we shouldn’t sit idle. I would like to remind that we’ve got work to do. We should become the adepts of broadmindedness, humanism, and political dialogue in our country not only in the pre-election period but in general. We should urge to abstain from making personal insults to a person or to each other in street talks and during the political debates alike, we should urge to examine the facts, not the persons. After all, our purpose is not to make judgments but to find solutions, our goal is not to repeal each other but to attract each other in order to achieve positive changes. I’ve said it on many occasions, I will say it now: destructive activities won’t get anyone far, so let’s us build on our achievements, let’s add to it, let’s not shift obligations and responsibility from one another but let’s move forward. Civilized political dialogue – that’s what we need to enforce in our society.” -0-
‘We will not comment on the flippant rumors, as for the elections, healthy competition is natural and logical. I would like to repeat, healthy competition but not intrigues. Elected to the parliament will be the forces which will get the people’s vote of trust in the honest struggle,’ he said.
He also added that the reshuffle of the political forces should be and will be made only by the voters. Other options are simply disregarded.
‘At this point, I would like to go back to the rumors and talks that recently have been circulating around that I allegedly presented the ultimatum to Prosperous Armenia Party. And guided by that logic and to put it in their own jargon, I am trying to challenge that party and particularly Gagik Tsarukian. You all know that I never speak by ultimatums to anyone, moreover to my partners. What is called “ultimatum” are simply my demands to my own party members as well as to our coalition parties. I believe it is normal and to suggest the opposite is simply illogical,’ he said.
“We should bear in mind that because of the pre-election struggle, we will again enter a period in our public life when emotions, proper and improper accusations will fly, attempts to paint black the achievements and glorify the failures will be made. It’s a natural process which no country has been able to avoid so far,” the president said.
He also said ‘If we should accept it as an inescapable reality, but at the same time we shouldn’t sit idle. I would like to remind that we’ve got work to do. We should become the adepts of broadmindedness, humanism, and political dialogue in our country not only in the pre-election period but in general. We should urge to abstain from making personal insults to a person or to each other in street talks and during the political debates alike, we should urge to examine the facts, not the persons. After all, our purpose is not to make judgments but to find solutions, our goal is not to repeal each other but to attract each other in order to achieve positive changes. I’ve said it on many occasions, I will say it now: destructive activities won’t get anyone far, so let’s us build on our achievements, let’s add to it, let’s not shift obligations and responsibility from one another but let’s move forward. Civilized political dialogue – that’s what we need to enforce in our society.” -0-
