PreferredI'm sorry, but I believe the wish I sent in 2018 is even more relevant today. Third President Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia told this to reporters before the start of the torchlight procession—on the eve of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide—in the capital Yerevan on Saturday.
In his statement of resignation on April 23, 2018, the third President had wished "Peace, harmony, and logic" to Armenia.
"Of course, I would have liked our people to rejoice in the square today as well, to rejoice in that period for building a better country, a more prosperous Armenia, a stronger army, a more secure Artsakh [(Nagorno-Karabakh)]. But, sadly, the people rejoicing in 2018 are now mourning (…), and in this respect, of course, I am in more pain now than I was in 2018 on this day."
To the question, "Have you not regretted that you did not use force in 2018 and allowed what happened to happen, he answered: "In fact, I have not regretted [it]. But if I could have predicted this whole catastrophe, maybe I would have acted differently in the months of March-April 2018. But I really have not regret that I did not use force against our deceived people.
I would have just liked that the demanding people in 2018 had made the same demands today. Those people were promised to make Armenia a paradise in a short time; well, they should have made the same demands. Unfortunately, the excitement of that time has turned into disappointment today. But our [political] team, our supporters, sensible people are patriots before they are demanding, and we will stand with our people, our statehood, in any case."
