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I WILL GO TILL THE END, TILL THE SITUATION IN ARMENIA CHANGES - GAGIK TSARUKYAN
14:30 / 30.10.2014
Leader of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan gave an interview
to Zham.am.
- Mr. Tsarukyan what conclusions have you made after October 24 rally?
- When the Freedom Square, the nearby streets and parks are
full of consolidated hundred thousands of resolute people, when
another hundred thousands are impatiently waiting for the events,
the conclusions should be made not by me but by the authorities. I
just register that there is serious dissatisfaction in the country,
in all the social clusters. A pan-national movement has been formed
and the issue is to give structural and organizational solutions to
this movement. Only in this way we will manage to make radical changes.
- What about your speech? Which were the main messages? Who were they
addressed to?
- First of all they were addressed to the gathered people, all those
who share our viewpoints but follow them from their working places and
homes, those who were forced to leave Armenia because of bad social
conditions. For us to be more convincing, besides criticizing and
evaluating the situation we must clearly present our proposal and
what we are going to do in near future.
We do not have long time to wait. Armenia's economy is in extremely
grave situation, the social condition of people worsens from day to
day. The official statistics says the poverty rate is 32% which is a
tragedy. We need urgent and in-depth solutions. No one believes in
empty promises. If this uncertainty and degradation continues our
country will stop being competitive. I think there is no need to
explain its consequences.
- When you say there is a need of new quality power and new policy,
what does it mean?
- I will divide the issues in two parts: in political respect we
must break the political monopoly which brings to degradation. In
economic respect we must make such step which will intensify our
economy and change the general atmosphere in the country. I clearly
know these steps and I can without any hesitation enumerate them. For
instance, the small-sized business must be freed from all taxes. No
representative of the authorities must have right to demand anything
from a person who has own small business to keep his family.
Exclusive conditions must be created for medium-sized business for
them to be able to overcome the crisis and develop. This will mean
new jobs and activation of the economy.
No monopolies must be in Armenia. Even if our country is small,
the same products may be imported by 10 or 20 people, as much as the
market will allow. Armenia must again become industrial country. Each
province must have at least one industrial zone with corresponding tax
and other privileges. Armenia must also become a country of modern
technology. It must become a country which produces final product
and not just raw material.
Armenia needs big foreign investments like air and water. There is
no such investments as there are no trust, no guarantees, no programs.
This is what we want to change. These are steps which will essentially
change the business environment in our country.
- You also rated high the participation of Diaspora communities in
the domestic life of Armenia. Do you see its real mechanisms?
- Today too I apply to the responsible of our Diaspora communities. We
must review the whole system of Armenia-Diaspora relations. We must
finally be able to use the real potential of the Diaspora. We must
not view Diaspora just for begging money, or cheating on them,
but we must view them as equal and cooperate with them as with a
powerful potential. I have discussed it with Diaspora representatives,
I offer them to work together, consolidate the efforts of all of us
with new approaches and new mechanisms. I am really ready to become
both organizer and initiator.
- October 24 rally ended. The life passed to its normal routine, to
the same atmosphere. Which are the next steps you and your political
partners are going to make?
- I do not agree that the atmosphere is the same. I am sure the
authorities have seen the wave of complaint and I hope they understood
that the old methods and steps will take them to deadlock. The people
voiced the demand of changes, changes both in political, economic,
social spheres.
The pan-national movement must grow, and in general, nothing will
happen without the consent of the people.
-When will the headquarters of the pan-national movement be formed
throughout the country?
- I have stated in the rally that 'today we start formation of the
headquarters' and consequently the process started from October 24. We
are going to agree our steps with the three political forces. We will
consult with associate extra parliamentary parties, NGOs, political
movements. We will engage them in this activity. I suppose that these
will be united political and organizational centers, and the most
important thing is that each citizen can enter there at any moment
and present the issue he/she is concerned with and voice opinion,
and receive consultation and support if necessary. And finally these
offices will allow to organize big rallies at the right moment not
only in Yerevan Freedom Square but in all the provincial centers and
big settlements.
- Mr Tsarukyan, people from different circles say you will not go
till the end and you may have certain arrangement which may limit
you in your activity.
- I know who these people are and whose order they implement. Still
in 2009 I was saying that there are rough mistakes in our economic
policy. In 2012 after parliamentary elections, getting about half
million of votes, the PAP refused to make part of political coalition.
This was my principle and one of the most right decisions I have ever
made. We were proposed high offices but not with our own programs
and approaches. I have stated that time that my issue is not getting
posts, my issue is to be useful to the state and the people. I have
been asked, why I need it. And really why do I need it personally? I
solve no personal issue with it. But I cannot be indifferent when I see
Armenia weakening, when I see people losing hope, when I see how the
small and medium-sized business is being eliminated, how the country
is facing great losses. I have no way back. I will go till the end,
till the situation in Armenia changes, till people's issues are solved,
till Armenia starts breathing again. I am happy that I have strong
army of political partners and associates, and like all have seen,
a huge pan-national support.
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14:30 / 30.10.2014
Leader of Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan gave an interview
to Zham.am.
- Mr. Tsarukyan what conclusions have you made after October 24 rally?
- When the Freedom Square, the nearby streets and parks are
full of consolidated hundred thousands of resolute people, when
another hundred thousands are impatiently waiting for the events,
the conclusions should be made not by me but by the authorities. I
just register that there is serious dissatisfaction in the country,
in all the social clusters. A pan-national movement has been formed
and the issue is to give structural and organizational solutions to
this movement. Only in this way we will manage to make radical changes.
- What about your speech? Which were the main messages? Who were they
addressed to?
- First of all they were addressed to the gathered people, all those
who share our viewpoints but follow them from their working places and
homes, those who were forced to leave Armenia because of bad social
conditions. For us to be more convincing, besides criticizing and
evaluating the situation we must clearly present our proposal and
what we are going to do in near future.
We do not have long time to wait. Armenia's economy is in extremely
grave situation, the social condition of people worsens from day to
day. The official statistics says the poverty rate is 32% which is a
tragedy. We need urgent and in-depth solutions. No one believes in
empty promises. If this uncertainty and degradation continues our
country will stop being competitive. I think there is no need to
explain its consequences.
- When you say there is a need of new quality power and new policy,
what does it mean?
- I will divide the issues in two parts: in political respect we
must break the political monopoly which brings to degradation. In
economic respect we must make such step which will intensify our
economy and change the general atmosphere in the country. I clearly
know these steps and I can without any hesitation enumerate them. For
instance, the small-sized business must be freed from all taxes. No
representative of the authorities must have right to demand anything
from a person who has own small business to keep his family.
Exclusive conditions must be created for medium-sized business for
them to be able to overcome the crisis and develop. This will mean
new jobs and activation of the economy.
No monopolies must be in Armenia. Even if our country is small,
the same products may be imported by 10 or 20 people, as much as the
market will allow. Armenia must again become industrial country. Each
province must have at least one industrial zone with corresponding tax
and other privileges. Armenia must also become a country of modern
technology. It must become a country which produces final product
and not just raw material.
Armenia needs big foreign investments like air and water. There is
no such investments as there are no trust, no guarantees, no programs.
This is what we want to change. These are steps which will essentially
change the business environment in our country.
- You also rated high the participation of Diaspora communities in
the domestic life of Armenia. Do you see its real mechanisms?
- Today too I apply to the responsible of our Diaspora communities. We
must review the whole system of Armenia-Diaspora relations. We must
finally be able to use the real potential of the Diaspora. We must
not view Diaspora just for begging money, or cheating on them,
but we must view them as equal and cooperate with them as with a
powerful potential. I have discussed it with Diaspora representatives,
I offer them to work together, consolidate the efforts of all of us
with new approaches and new mechanisms. I am really ready to become
both organizer and initiator.
- October 24 rally ended. The life passed to its normal routine, to
the same atmosphere. Which are the next steps you and your political
partners are going to make?
- I do not agree that the atmosphere is the same. I am sure the
authorities have seen the wave of complaint and I hope they understood
that the old methods and steps will take them to deadlock. The people
voiced the demand of changes, changes both in political, economic,
social spheres.
The pan-national movement must grow, and in general, nothing will
happen without the consent of the people.
-When will the headquarters of the pan-national movement be formed
throughout the country?
- I have stated in the rally that 'today we start formation of the
headquarters' and consequently the process started from October 24. We
are going to agree our steps with the three political forces. We will
consult with associate extra parliamentary parties, NGOs, political
movements. We will engage them in this activity. I suppose that these
will be united political and organizational centers, and the most
important thing is that each citizen can enter there at any moment
and present the issue he/she is concerned with and voice opinion,
and receive consultation and support if necessary. And finally these
offices will allow to organize big rallies at the right moment not
only in Yerevan Freedom Square but in all the provincial centers and
big settlements.
- Mr Tsarukyan, people from different circles say you will not go
till the end and you may have certain arrangement which may limit
you in your activity.
- I know who these people are and whose order they implement. Still
in 2009 I was saying that there are rough mistakes in our economic
policy. In 2012 after parliamentary elections, getting about half
million of votes, the PAP refused to make part of political coalition.
This was my principle and one of the most right decisions I have ever
made. We were proposed high offices but not with our own programs
and approaches. I have stated that time that my issue is not getting
posts, my issue is to be useful to the state and the people. I have
been asked, why I need it. And really why do I need it personally? I
solve no personal issue with it. But I cannot be indifferent when I see
Armenia weakening, when I see people losing hope, when I see how the
small and medium-sized business is being eliminated, how the country
is facing great losses. I have no way back. I will go till the end,
till the situation in Armenia changes, till people's issues are solved,
till Armenia starts breathing again. I am happy that I have strong
army of political partners and associates, and like all have seen,
a huge pan-national support.
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