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PRESIDENT ROBERT KOCHARYAN'S ADDRESS
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
April 09, 2008
Dear compatriots,
Today for the last time I appeal to you as the President of the
Republic of Armenia and of course I have a great desire to report
about the way we passed.
But I'm not going to list the achievements of the last ten years. The
country's modernization process is evident; the life of the citizens
has significantly improved. There are few countries in the world,
which can be compared with Armenia with the pace of development.
Meanwhile it is evident that there is still much to be done. The
quality of life leaves much to be desired, but I'm not going to speak
about the future problems. It is the work of the future President
and the government.
The past ten years were like an instant for me. The work of
the country's President is hard and responsible. But it is also
interesting, creative, and requires permanent self-perfection.
I'm thankful to Armenian people for their trust, due to which I
shouldered the responsibility for our country for the last ten years.
I'm thankful to all those with whom I have worked and implemented
various projects during those years. I'm thankful to each citizen
who has contributed to the country's development, I'm thankful to
the Diaspora for supporting my initiatives.
I apologize to all those whose life didn't improve during those years,
whose expectations were not justified and dreams, not realized.
When someone quits his post he asks himself, "Was it not possible to
do more?" Maybe it was, but I did my best. I didn't spare myself and
I kept all my promises I gave to the voters.
I believe in the future of Armenia and the powerful potential of
our people.
I believe in the abilities of the new President, to govern
productively. To maintain the progress our people need optimism,
efforts, trust, and tolerance.
We always repeat that our country is not rich in natural resources
and our human resource is our greatest wealth.
Dear compatriots, you are our human resource. With your everyday hard
work you helped our country develop and will continue to do so. With
your diligence and skillfulness you developed our economy. Due to
you Armenia will gain lots of achievements during the coming years. I
believe that stable, secure and welfare Armenia is not far, because
I believe in you.
Hayots Ashkhar Daily
April 09, 2008
Dear compatriots,
Today for the last time I appeal to you as the President of the
Republic of Armenia and of course I have a great desire to report
about the way we passed.
But I'm not going to list the achievements of the last ten years. The
country's modernization process is evident; the life of the citizens
has significantly improved. There are few countries in the world,
which can be compared with Armenia with the pace of development.
Meanwhile it is evident that there is still much to be done. The
quality of life leaves much to be desired, but I'm not going to speak
about the future problems. It is the work of the future President
and the government.
The past ten years were like an instant for me. The work of
the country's President is hard and responsible. But it is also
interesting, creative, and requires permanent self-perfection.
I'm thankful to Armenian people for their trust, due to which I
shouldered the responsibility for our country for the last ten years.
I'm thankful to all those with whom I have worked and implemented
various projects during those years. I'm thankful to each citizen
who has contributed to the country's development, I'm thankful to
the Diaspora for supporting my initiatives.
I apologize to all those whose life didn't improve during those years,
whose expectations were not justified and dreams, not realized.
When someone quits his post he asks himself, "Was it not possible to
do more?" Maybe it was, but I did my best. I didn't spare myself and
I kept all my promises I gave to the voters.
I believe in the future of Armenia and the powerful potential of
our people.
I believe in the abilities of the new President, to govern
productively. To maintain the progress our people need optimism,
efforts, trust, and tolerance.
We always repeat that our country is not rich in natural resources
and our human resource is our greatest wealth.
Dear compatriots, you are our human resource. With your everyday hard
work you helped our country develop and will continue to do so. With
your diligence and skillfulness you developed our economy. Due to
you Armenia will gain lots of achievements during the coming years. I
believe that stable, secure and welfare Armenia is not far, because
I believe in you.