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"IRON LADY" SAID THAT RECEPTION IN LENINAKAN WAS ONE OF THE BESTS IN HER LIFE
11:08, 16 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, ARMENPRESS. The former Prime Minister of the Great
Britain Margaret Thatcher has always been hold in high esteems in
Armenia. The visit of "Iron Lady" to Leninakan (Gyumri) on June in
1990 caused a lot of enthusiasm among the people, who had faced the
whole bitterness of the devastative earthquake. "Armenpress" had a
conversation with the former First Secretary of the Central Commission
of Armenia's Communist Party Vladimir Movsisyan about the details,
impressions, and character traits of the "Iron Lady".
- Mr. Movsisyan, why did the Prime Minister of Great Britain Margaret
Thatcher pay visit to Armenia almost two years after the earthquake
hit Spitak?
- Margaret Thatcher was a world known figure. During her stay in
office Great Britain recorded a big progress. Moreover, I still remain
a communist and cannot put up with the idea that Reagan, Thatcher,
Gorbachev, and Yakovlev managed to destruct that powerful state,
instead of restoring it. But let's leave it aside. Let's talk about
her visit to Armenia. During the discussions regarding her visit,
it was decided that the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the
Republic of Armenia Vladimir Margaryants will host her. And when
one day was left before the launch of her visit, Yakovlev called me
and asked to participate in all of that, because not paying a visit
to the earthquake area would be interpreted in quiet other way. I
and Margaryants welcomed her in the Leninakan airport. Her visit's
objective was to participate in the opening ceremony of an English
centre of school.
- How did she communicate with the people?
- She was approaching and talking with everyone. Thatcher herself
was engaged in the organization of the visit. She had meetings with
everyone she wanted to meet with. She had conversations with a number
of citizens. She spent a lot of time with children. She even invited
the constructor to the stage and presented him her picture.
It was a free and easy visit. Because of the excitement she had
forgotten that she "was made of iron" and turned into a common man,
who can be compassionate and excited, who can cry, laugh, and become
proud. We are grateful to everyone, even for a small support and
stretching a helpful hand in that difficult situation.
- Listening to Your narrative, one may think that Thatcher was not
"that much iron".
- In this case I saw that there was nothing made of iron and steel.
She was a common man, who can be excited, who can laugh, talk,
embrace children, and speak to common people. Notwithstanding in
politics she was really an "iron lady". (THE FULL VERSION OF THE
INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
Interview by Hakob Vardanyan
11:08, 16 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 16, ARMENPRESS. The former Prime Minister of the Great
Britain Margaret Thatcher has always been hold in high esteems in
Armenia. The visit of "Iron Lady" to Leninakan (Gyumri) on June in
1990 caused a lot of enthusiasm among the people, who had faced the
whole bitterness of the devastative earthquake. "Armenpress" had a
conversation with the former First Secretary of the Central Commission
of Armenia's Communist Party Vladimir Movsisyan about the details,
impressions, and character traits of the "Iron Lady".
- Mr. Movsisyan, why did the Prime Minister of Great Britain Margaret
Thatcher pay visit to Armenia almost two years after the earthquake
hit Spitak?
- Margaret Thatcher was a world known figure. During her stay in
office Great Britain recorded a big progress. Moreover, I still remain
a communist and cannot put up with the idea that Reagan, Thatcher,
Gorbachev, and Yakovlev managed to destruct that powerful state,
instead of restoring it. But let's leave it aside. Let's talk about
her visit to Armenia. During the discussions regarding her visit,
it was decided that the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the
Republic of Armenia Vladimir Margaryants will host her. And when
one day was left before the launch of her visit, Yakovlev called me
and asked to participate in all of that, because not paying a visit
to the earthquake area would be interpreted in quiet other way. I
and Margaryants welcomed her in the Leninakan airport. Her visit's
objective was to participate in the opening ceremony of an English
centre of school.
- How did she communicate with the people?
- She was approaching and talking with everyone. Thatcher herself
was engaged in the organization of the visit. She had meetings with
everyone she wanted to meet with. She had conversations with a number
of citizens. She spent a lot of time with children. She even invited
the constructor to the stage and presented him her picture.
It was a free and easy visit. Because of the excitement she had
forgotten that she "was made of iron" and turned into a common man,
who can be compassionate and excited, who can cry, laugh, and become
proud. We are grateful to everyone, even for a small support and
stretching a helpful hand in that difficult situation.
- Listening to Your narrative, one may think that Thatcher was not
"that much iron".
- In this case I saw that there was nothing made of iron and steel.
She was a common man, who can be excited, who can laugh, talk,
embrace children, and speak to common people. Notwithstanding in
politics she was really an "iron lady". (THE FULL VERSION OF THE
INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE IN ARMENIAN)
Interview by Hakob Vardanyan