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Public Television of Armenia
June 5 2013
Armenian president predicts dark future for Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has convened a session of the
National Security Council where he spoke about Armenia's economy and
relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
"There are a lot of difficulties in Armenia currently and no one
disputes this. But it is also true that Armenia's economic prospects
are promising," Sargsyan told council in remarks broadcast by Armenian
Public TV Channel 1.
"Armenia's economic growth rate in 2012 surpassed that of its
neighbours," he said adding that Armenia was diversifying its economy
in light of the fact that it is not rich in natural resources like
some of its neighbours are.
"We need to transform our economy in form and essence branch by
branch," he said.
Commenting on the future of the Caucasus region, Sargsyan predicted
that Armenia's rival, Azerbaijan, would experience problems in the
coming years.
"In three or four years the situation in the region will radically
change. We need to be ready for that. Experts predict a fiasco for
Azerbaijan in two or three years. Following the path of classical
authoritarianism, the authorities of that country are busy with
creating the image of an enemy out of Armenians to their public,
propagating a disgusting image of us. Whereas it is precisely in
Azerbaijan where social-political and economic mines are threatening
to explode in the very near future and probably simultaneously,"
Sargsyan said.
Regarding the internal situation in Azerbaijan, Sargsyan said: "The
jailing of opposition activists, virtual non-existence of free press,
coercion and colossal rate of corruption will make themselves
apparent, along with the depletion of oil dollars' stock."
Accusing the Azerbaijani government of engaging in "anti-Armenian
propaganda" to distract their people from internal problems, he said:
"Why am I referring to these topics? Because that country's
authorities, instead of dealing with their internal problems, the
welfare of its own people, development of its own society, seem to be
fully engaged in solving our problems, as if they were trying to teach
us lessons."
[Translated from Armenian]
From: A. Papazian
June 5 2013
Armenian president predicts dark future for Azerbaijan
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has convened a session of the
National Security Council where he spoke about Armenia's economy and
relations with neighbouring Azerbaijan.
"There are a lot of difficulties in Armenia currently and no one
disputes this. But it is also true that Armenia's economic prospects
are promising," Sargsyan told council in remarks broadcast by Armenian
Public TV Channel 1.
"Armenia's economic growth rate in 2012 surpassed that of its
neighbours," he said adding that Armenia was diversifying its economy
in light of the fact that it is not rich in natural resources like
some of its neighbours are.
"We need to transform our economy in form and essence branch by
branch," he said.
Commenting on the future of the Caucasus region, Sargsyan predicted
that Armenia's rival, Azerbaijan, would experience problems in the
coming years.
"In three or four years the situation in the region will radically
change. We need to be ready for that. Experts predict a fiasco for
Azerbaijan in two or three years. Following the path of classical
authoritarianism, the authorities of that country are busy with
creating the image of an enemy out of Armenians to their public,
propagating a disgusting image of us. Whereas it is precisely in
Azerbaijan where social-political and economic mines are threatening
to explode in the very near future and probably simultaneously,"
Sargsyan said.
Regarding the internal situation in Azerbaijan, Sargsyan said: "The
jailing of opposition activists, virtual non-existence of free press,
coercion and colossal rate of corruption will make themselves
apparent, along with the depletion of oil dollars' stock."
Accusing the Azerbaijani government of engaging in "anti-Armenian
propaganda" to distract their people from internal problems, he said:
"Why am I referring to these topics? Because that country's
authorities, instead of dealing with their internal problems, the
welfare of its own people, development of its own society, seem to be
fully engaged in solving our problems, as if they were trying to teach
us lessons."
[Translated from Armenian]
From: A. Papazian