Tuesday, February 20 2018 10:40

ArmInfo. RA presidential candidate, Armenian Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Great Britain Armen Sargsyan continues meetings with representatives  of political forces, national structures, and public organizations.

 On the eve of the visits to the Armenian communities of foreign  countries, Armen Sargsyan in Brussels met with representatives of the  Armenian community of Belgium, where heads and representatives of  about two dozen Armenian structures of the country took part. They  presented their candidacies and ideas to the presidential candidate  of Armenia about the future of Armenia, touched upon the problems of  the community and the possibility of involving the diaspora in the  implementation of various programs.

Speaking about his vision of the future of Armenia, Armen Sargsyan  considered the primary task of developing the quality and  effectiveness of education. He also pointed to the importance of more  effective and mutually beneficial cooperation between Armenia and the  Diaspora.

As ArmInfo informed earlier, after the meetings with the public and  numerous consultations, the presidential candidate Armen Sargsyan  gave his consent to run for this post. Sargsyan said this on February  16 during a meeting with the current head of state, President of the  country, Serzh Sargsyan. The RA Ambassador to Great Britain made this  decision on the results of his election campaign. Sargsyan assured  that he will be able to fulfill the powers of the President with  honor, and he will not spare efforts in this direction. "This is a  very responsible job, but I will do my best," the candidate assured.  In case of his election, Sargsyan promised to focus on three issues:  raising the level of education, ensuring the unity of the Armenian  people and close ties between the Motherland and the Diaspora and the  development of civil society.

In turn, Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that Sargsyan will be elected  to the presidency in an atmosphere of consensus. He also noted that  the presidential elections in the parliament will be held in the  first week of March.

Meanwhile, ArmInfo earlier with reference to the high-ranking sources  in the Republican Party of Armenia informed that initially Armen  Sargsyan gave his consent to the nomination. "If we officially  declared him our candidate, then this question has already been  discussed," the source said.