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In Europe, Prime Minister Pledges Reforms

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March 17, 2011
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Prime Minister Tirgan Sargsyan addresses European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs

YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The Armenian government intends to speed up political and economic reforms that will put Armenia firmly on “the European path of development,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said at the end of a working visit to Brussels late on Wednesday.
Addressing the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sarkisian acknowledged the existence of a gap between the government’s declared objectives and “our reality.”
“For that reason, Armenia has to accelerate the implementation of reforms and institutional transformation,” he said, adding that President Serzh Sarkisian’s administration has the “political will” to do that.
The prime minister specified that these “radical” changes should democratize the country’s political system, make the Armenian judiciary more independent, reduce government corruption and create a level playing field for all businesses. In particular, he said, the authorities in Yerevan should hold parliamentary elections due in May 2012 “in conformity with the best European standards.”
“The sooner we carry out these reforms, the more trust our government will enjoy,” Sarkisian told European Union parliamentarians. “And that will be the guarantee that the 2012 elections will be more open, transparent and fair.”
Sarkisian stressed the importance of EU support for the success of the reform drive, pointing to Armenia’s participation in the bloc’s Eastern Partnership program.
In a speech last December, President Sarkisian likewise pledged to turn Armenia into a “European-style democracy.”
Prime Minister Sarkisian noted in Brussels that the ongoing unrest in Arab countries demonstrate that people around the world “want changes.”

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  1. Rahageets says:
    11 years ago

    This RA Prime Minister sure knows how to talk the good talk. Unfortunately, all his wishful statements have resulted in abject failure. All those grandiose projects and attempts to spur the financial, IT and health sectors in the RA have been coupled with mismanagement and a lack of professional engagement.
    This latest round of promises must be viewed with more than a degree of skepticism.

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