Serzh Sargsyan: The years 2016-2016 will be important in terms of  effective implementation of transitional provisions of Constitution

ArmInfo. During the period of transition from the semi-presidential governance to parliamentary one, the Republican Party of Armenia is to assume a special mission,  Armenian President, Chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan said at the 16th congress of the RPA in Yerevan on November 26.        

President Sargsyan said that the years 2016-2018 will be important in  terms of effective implementation of the transitional provisions of  the Constitution. "During this period we should act as a principled  leading force, which is ready for dialogue," he stressed, adding that  the new Constitution considerably enhances the role of the parties in  the public and political life. "From now on, the political arena will  have no such notions as party-man or party-club. Ideological parties  should be the primary force shaping the political field. Under the  new conditions, purification of the political field is inevitable.  This should be expressed in a clear designation of the authorities  and the opposition," he emphasized, noting that following the  constitutional reforms consolidation of the political forces becomes  inevitable. He stressed that the RPA gives high priority to holding  of fair and transparent parliamentary elections in 2017 in order to  continue the process of reforms.

Sargsyan thinks that the RPA is an influential political force that  can implement reforms in the political, economic and social fields.  He said that the ruling party is willing to cooperate with both  individuals and parties. As an example, he pointed at the cooperation  with the ARF Dashnaktsutyun, which decided to share the  responsibility with the RPA at a crucial moment for the republic and  keeps effectively cooperating with it, helping resolve the current  problems.

The President noted that the current challenges need revision of  attitudes not only towards cooperation with the political forces, but  also towards the Armenia-Diaspora relations. "We will continue to  exert efforts towards resolution of the Karabakh conflict,  international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and maintenance  of Armenian identity abroad. However, coordinated measures of  Armenians worldwide are needed to implement new ideas and programs  aimed at socio-economic development of the country," he stressed.  Sargsyan announced his intention to use the potential of the Armenian  Diaspora for sustainable development of the Motherland.