Independent MP Arman Babajanyan has announced the creation of a new political initiative called “For the Republic” and has posted the declaration of the political initiative on his Facebook page.

In the declaration, the independent MP states that the “For the Republic” political initiative incorporates all the values and principles that are earmarked as the pillars of the State in the Declaration of Independence of Armenia and that the goal of the political initiative is to maximally contribute to the radicalization of those values and principles.

The MP also states that the political initiative is also going to be aimed at implementing the cornerstone benchmarks for functioning of the Republic of Armenia, that is, a competitive political system, free market relations, competitive and innovative economic mechanisms, an independent judiciary, a strong army and a flexible foreign policy.

The declaration also states that the Republic of Armenia must become an internally and externally strong and protected state and must use its own resources and the potential of the Armenian Diaspora. According to the declaration, the Republic of Armenia must lead a flexible and comprehensive foreign policy that will provide the opportunity to achieve a peaceful and pro-Armenian settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and recognition of the self-determination of the people of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).

In closing, the MP states that the velvet revolution that took place in 2018 has helped create a historic opportunity for Armenia to become a free, powerful and democratic republic and that his political team and supporters will exert all of their efforts and use their full potential to shape the homeland of Armenians’ dreams by staying true to the values declared during the revolution.