Monday, September 24 2018 13:25

ArmInfo. Today, Armenia faces  huge challenges, which the republic plans to overcome also with the  help of the Diaspora. This was stated by Prime Minister of Armenia  Nikol Pashinyan during a meeting with representatives of the Armenian  community of the United States in New York.

According to the prime minister, after the velvet revolution Armenia  reconsidered the model of its development. "One of the key changes is  that if earlier there were people in Armenia who demanded to do  something from everyone, then after the revolution, everyone stated  that each of us must do something," he said, stressing that now every  citizen feels his share of responsibility in building the future of  his/her country. "Today it is not important who will be the Prime  Minister of Armenia - I or anyone else, the most important thing is  that henceforth the citizen of the RA through free, transparent and  fair elections will decide who will be in power, and who - in  opposition, who should be a deputy, and it's the most important  change, which under no circumstances is subject to revision, "the  head of the Armenian government said.

Nikol Pashinyan stressed that in today's Armenia there are no  economic monopolies, corruption in the state administration system  has also been overcome. According to him, there are no people in  Armenia who have privileges before the law and there are no people  who are humiliated before the law. At the same time, the head of the  Armenian government acknowledged the existence of a large number of  problems that are among the priorities of the government. Problems  have both foreign and internal political, economic, legal  significance, Pashinyan said.

In the context of Armenia-Diaspora relations, as the prime minister  noted, work should be encouraged, rather than charity. "Armenians can  support Armenia in only one way, by deploying economic activity in  the republic, creating jobs." Today's Armenia's perception is as  follows: it's a country where you can develop economic activity,  start a business, make a profit, grow rich and enrich the country.  Our message to you is the following: become rich and enrich Armenia.  In Armenia, according to the prime minister, it is necessary to  implement not charitable programs, but development programs, such as,  for example, the Tumo center, which became one of the most  significant centers of modern Armenia. He also expressed hope that  new international brands will appear in the republic that will change  the destiny of the state and the Armenian people in the strategic  terms. "The time of the developing Armenia has come. We should treat  Armenia-Artsakh-Diaspora ties as a single organism'', said Pashinyan.