Tuesday, September 19 2017 13:58

ArmInfo.Holding the  "Armenia-Diaspora" forum gives an opportunity to discuss the problems  that concern all the problems together, to plan joint actions for the  future taking into account the lessons of the past. This was  announced by RA Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan on September 19 at  the sixth forum "Armenia-Diaspora".

According to him, Armenia has a huge potential, the disclosure and  use of which will make it possible to turn the republic into a modern  and advanced country that adequately reacts to all internal and  external challenges. As Karen Karapetyan noted, today the whole  world, including Armenia, is on the way of structural reforms, which  are carried out in all directions, by supporting the country's worthy  place in the world. 

These reforms are aimed not only at streamlining and solving everyday  problems, but also create the basis for the formation of a  competitive Armenia in a changing world. It is important to ensure a  stable long-term growth of the economy, the viability of the state in  all spheres. This requires a significant increase in efficiency in  all areas, for the achievement of which it is important to radically  change the mentality and methods of action.  As the head of  government stressed, over the centuries the Armenian people fought,  uniting their forces in times of danger. "We are proud of the fact  that our nation, unlike many other nations, has retained its identity  and was able to develop and create," Karen Karapetyan said, adding  that the Armenian people went through wars, persecutions, pressures,  genocide and attempts to destroy them. Despite all the difficulties,  the nation never lost its dignity, did not give up the dream of  seeing Armenia as an independent state.  "Today's difficulties are  incompatible with the difficulties our ancestors have experienced, as  a result, we have today, we have our own independent state, and this  is the most important value," the Prime Minister of Armenia noted.

In his opinion, the construction of a state based on efficiency,  development, application of good traditions, is an inspiring goal,  around which it is necessary to unite. "We ourselves should ask  ourselves what kind of participation we can take and how we can serve  this goal." We ourselves should ask ourselves why others can, and we  are not, awakening in oneself a sense of dignity, "Karen Karapetyan  said. He stressed that today the main task for all is the  availability of a free, independent, fair and intelligent Armenia.   According to him, at present a 25-year-old young man, representing  the country-winner, stands firmly behind Artsakh, guaranteeing the  right of the people of Artsakh to a free life, ready to react at any  time to any provocation.

Karen Karapetyan stressed that today more than 7 million Armenian  Diaspora stands next to Armenia, representing it in all corners of  the world, participating in the process of building Armenia in  various formats. At the same time, the Premier noted the subjective  and objective disappointment of some representatives of the Diaspora  regarding the situation in Armenia. He called for a joint effort to  continue the business started for the purpose of building a country  of which everyone dreams. "We need an advanced and developed country  that will have an attractive force in which migratory flows will be  put to a qualitative level," the Armenian government head noted.

He informed that at present a strategy is being developed for  creating a digital agenda in Armenia until 2030, without which it is  impossible to ensure growth efficiency and development. There are  also some rforms on individual industries. Thus, the current  educational system is being revised, which will provide an  opportunity for citizens to obtain the knowledge and skills that will  be of vital importance in the modern world. It is also planned to  reform the sphere of public administration, the judicial and legal  system, health care, and intensify the fight against corruption.

Karen Karapetyan is sure that the right way of development is chosen,  as evidenced by a 6.2% economic growth in 2017.  At the same time,  industrial production growth was 12.7%, revenues to the state budget  increased by 6%, and in conditions of VAT refund - by 9.3%. At the  same time, the number of inspections at business facilities decreased  by 47.8%, the volume of exports increased by 21.6%, and imports by  28.5%. The number of visitors to Armenia increased by 24.3%.  The  prime minister stressed that there is simply no other way to build a  country.