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    ARMENIAN PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARIAN VISITS GOVERNMENT IN CONNECTION WITH END OF HIS TERM OF OFFICE

    Noyan Tapan
    April 4, 2008

    YEREVAN, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. In connection with his term of
    office, the Armenian president Robert Kocharian on April 4 visited
    the government and thanked the government members for their long
    joint actvities.

    According to a press release submitted to NT by the RA Government
    Information and PR Department, R, Kocharian in particular said:

    "I am grateful to the fate that I have had the luck to bear
    responsibility for the Repubic of Armenia for ten years. These were
    extremely interesting, hard, important and substantial years. The
    country has passed a long path of development. Large-scale reforms have
    been made in all directions in the country, and the main purpose of
    these reforms was certainly modernization of the country. The results
    are obvious: the life quality of our citizens have considerably
    improved but we all also should realize that there is still much to
    be done. The new president and the new government are facing numerous
    challenges and problems whose solution will be no less difficult
    and important for the country. The matter first of all concerns the
    second-generation reforms in the economic sphere which require more
    skills and professional knowledge and of course greater efforts. We
    should take into account that it will be a more difficult period
    for the authorities in terms of implementation as a decline in the
    global economy has been forecast and it will require greater will,
    force and energy from the new authorities, the new government in
    terms of overcoming some difficulties.

    The most important problem - that of security continues to face
    the Republic of Armenia. The world has not become more secure in
    recent years, our region continues to be full of contradictions,
    and consistent steps will be necessary in order to strengthen
    the country's security and increase the fighting efficiency of
    the army. Of course, all this should be combined with flexible and
    adequate diplomatic steps. I am sure that some steps should be taken
    to strengthe the bases of statehood. There are forces (also outside)
    which do not want Armenia to be stable and prosperous. Unfortunately,
    there are also figures outside who are ready to serve this purpose.

    A weak country susceptible to influence can ensure neither its
    security and the security of its citizens nor any serious democratic
    achievements which we have had over these years. And of course,
    my wish, my persuasion is that the future president and government
    will succeed in giving an adequate response to these challenges in
    their work".
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