Sargsyan: Armenia`s future president should be an impartial person, never engaged in politics

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with a group of representatives of the intelligentsia. ArmInfo was informed about this in the press service of the Armenian leader.

Noting that he met regularly with representatives of the intelligentsia in past years, at the beginning of the meeting, the president once again stressed the role and mission of the intelligentsia in the life of the country and suggested in an open and informal atmosphere to talk about Armenia and its future, especially in the context of the new governance system after the Constitution, expecting to hear the views and suggestions of the meeting participants, as well as what worries them and how they assess the realities of the country.

The participants of the meeting stressed the importance of such meetings and discussions, shared their views on the future of Armenia, touched upon the problems of the public today, including the great role of art in the education of youth and the upbringing of the citizen of the state, the preservation of the purity of the Armenian language and a number of other problems. Sargsyan also answered questions that interested the intellectuals, which concerned the security of the country, defense, foreign policy. The participants of the meeting asked the President of Armenia how he, as a person and political leader for many years occupied numerous responsible posts in the country, passed through many difficulties and sorrow of war, represents the future president, in his opinion, what criteria the next president of the Republic should meet.

Presenting his views on the future President of the Republic, Sargsyan noted that he thinks that it should be about such a person, such a person who has passed the road, has a reputation both inside the country and abroad, can represent Armenia at the proper level , that is, to fulfill their representative functions both within the country and outside the country. The future president, on the recommendation of the incumbent head of state, should have a good command of foreign languages, have broad connections both in the Diaspora and in Armenia, have authority and, most importantly, be an impartial person who has never been involved in politics and was not a member of the party.