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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PAY A TRIBUTE
TO THE MEMORY OF A. MARGARIAN
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS: On the eve of New Year and
Christmas holidays the Armenian President, head of the Armenian
Republican Party (ARP) Serzh Sargsian, the NA Speaker Hovik
Abrahamian, members of the Government, MPs and party members visited
today the Yerevan town Pantheon to put flowers on the tomb of the
Armenian former prime minister head of the Armenian Republican Party
Andranik Margarian.
Member of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told journalists
that he represents the generation of the Republican Party who made
their first steps in the party which at that time was headed by
A. Margarian and learnt a lot from him.
`Not only had me, but all the representatives of my generation,
considered him our teacher', he said.
Political life of the state figure A. Margarian started from 1960s,
when he joined the National United Party and fought for independent
Armenia.
E. Sharmazanov said that from the beginning of 1990s A. Margarian
joined the Republican Party and together with Ashot Navasardian
strengthened the party. According to the MP, after Ashot Navasardian's
death, when A. Margarian took up the leadership of the party the
period of strengthening of the Republican Party started.
`He managed to change the stereotype of the state bureaucrat in our
nation, according to which he can be an ordinary person with all his
problems. A. Margarian was able to sit by an ordinary citizen and hear
his problems', E. Sharmazanov said.
He said that the most important feature of A. Margarian as a state
figure was that he did not become `party addict' being the head of the
party.
`He was doing all his activity and taught us to act with the party,
but with `for my nation and motherland' principle and he did act this
way ` motherland was the most important thing. For him the party was
not an aim but a means to try to solve all the issues of our nation
and country', - the MP said.
A. Margarian was elected a member of Republican Party's council in
February 1993, in December 1993 ` head of the council, in 2005 ` head
of the party.
He was elected a member of Armenian parliament in 1995. In 1999 he
was re-elected as an MP and headed the `Union' faction. In 2000 he
was appointed prime minister of Armenia and was in office by March 25,
2007 when he died of a heart attack.
ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PAY A TRIBUTE
TO THE MEMORY OF A. MARGARIAN
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS: On the eve of New Year and
Christmas holidays the Armenian President, head of the Armenian
Republican Party (ARP) Serzh Sargsian, the NA Speaker Hovik
Abrahamian, members of the Government, MPs and party members visited
today the Yerevan town Pantheon to put flowers on the tomb of the
Armenian former prime minister head of the Armenian Republican Party
Andranik Margarian.
Member of Armenian parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told journalists
that he represents the generation of the Republican Party who made
their first steps in the party which at that time was headed by
A. Margarian and learnt a lot from him.
`Not only had me, but all the representatives of my generation,
considered him our teacher', he said.
Political life of the state figure A. Margarian started from 1960s,
when he joined the National United Party and fought for independent
Armenia.
E. Sharmazanov said that from the beginning of 1990s A. Margarian
joined the Republican Party and together with Ashot Navasardian
strengthened the party. According to the MP, after Ashot Navasardian's
death, when A. Margarian took up the leadership of the party the
period of strengthening of the Republican Party started.
`He managed to change the stereotype of the state bureaucrat in our
nation, according to which he can be an ordinary person with all his
problems. A. Margarian was able to sit by an ordinary citizen and hear
his problems', E. Sharmazanov said.
He said that the most important feature of A. Margarian as a state
figure was that he did not become `party addict' being the head of the
party.
`He was doing all his activity and taught us to act with the party,
but with `for my nation and motherland' principle and he did act this
way ` motherland was the most important thing. For him the party was
not an aim but a means to try to solve all the issues of our nation
and country', - the MP said.
A. Margarian was elected a member of Republican Party's council in
February 1993, in December 1993 ` head of the council, in 2005 ` head
of the party.
He was elected a member of Armenian parliament in 1995. In 1999 he
was re-elected as an MP and headed the `Union' faction. In 2000 he
was appointed prime minister of Armenia and was in office by March 25,
2007 when he died of a heart attack.