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PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN EXPLAINS WHY HE FAILED TO KEEP HIS PROMISE
tert.am
23.01.13
Within the framework of his electoral campaign, Republican party's
candidate Serzh Sargsyan met today with the residents of Kajaran.
One of the pensioners asked the incumbent president why he is not
sacking the Prime Minister. "Why don't you remove Tigran Sargsyan,
he is our enemy," the pensioner woman said, explaining that in 2008
while visiting them Serzh Sargsyan promised to double the pensions,
but it was not done. "The PM Tigran Sargsyan is not working well. He
is not doing anything for us. You have told us several times that
you love your homeland and people. He has never said so," she said.
The president noted that many are complaining of his and PM's work but
convinced that the PM is a professional and knows all the economic
processes. "He loves our homeland. Not all can state about it from
different platforms. Each person has his peculiarities," he explained.
The president then explained why he failed to keep his promise. Serzh
Sargsyan said there are many issues but during these years positive
results have also been registered.
"I have really promised to essentially raise the pensions, but
unfortunately not always we manage to implement what we want as the
economy's development depends not on us only. Please, go back and
remember what was going on in our country in early 2008. What happened
on March 1 divided our people to several parts and the atmosphere of
hostility was dominating. That time the talks about crisis started
and the whole world felt its impact. For the first time our economy
went down by 14%, a war started in our neighboring country and we were
to act in a way not to harm our future. Huge efforts and works were
necessary to be able to move forward in the Karabakh conflict talks,"
he said.
The president stressed that already in 2012, 7% growth has been
registered in Armenia's economy, in case when the global economy went
up only by 2%.
Serzh Sargsyan said that was the reason why it became impossible
to raise pensions. "In many countries the pensions were cut, social
programs were suspended while in our country they were not," he said,
adding that all does not depend on one person only.
tert.am
23.01.13
Within the framework of his electoral campaign, Republican party's
candidate Serzh Sargsyan met today with the residents of Kajaran.
One of the pensioners asked the incumbent president why he is not
sacking the Prime Minister. "Why don't you remove Tigran Sargsyan,
he is our enemy," the pensioner woman said, explaining that in 2008
while visiting them Serzh Sargsyan promised to double the pensions,
but it was not done. "The PM Tigran Sargsyan is not working well. He
is not doing anything for us. You have told us several times that
you love your homeland and people. He has never said so," she said.
The president noted that many are complaining of his and PM's work but
convinced that the PM is a professional and knows all the economic
processes. "He loves our homeland. Not all can state about it from
different platforms. Each person has his peculiarities," he explained.
The president then explained why he failed to keep his promise. Serzh
Sargsyan said there are many issues but during these years positive
results have also been registered.
"I have really promised to essentially raise the pensions, but
unfortunately not always we manage to implement what we want as the
economy's development depends not on us only. Please, go back and
remember what was going on in our country in early 2008. What happened
on March 1 divided our people to several parts and the atmosphere of
hostility was dominating. That time the talks about crisis started
and the whole world felt its impact. For the first time our economy
went down by 14%, a war started in our neighboring country and we were
to act in a way not to harm our future. Huge efforts and works were
necessary to be able to move forward in the Karabakh conflict talks,"
he said.
The president stressed that already in 2012, 7% growth has been
registered in Armenia's economy, in case when the global economy went
up only by 2%.
Serzh Sargsyan said that was the reason why it became impossible
to raise pensions. "In many countries the pensions were cut, social
programs were suspended while in our country they were not," he said,
adding that all does not depend on one person only.