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Armenian ex-president Robert Kocharyan has made a keynote speech on formation of 'Armenia' alliance.

"The country is facing serious problems, and they are mainly related to security threats. The country has a managerial and economic crisis. An identity crisis is also evident in the country. We need strength, people who have sufficient experience to overcome such challenges. Why me?

I have extensive management experience in crisis situations, accumulated experience, and knowledge in the security and defense system. I have experience in overcoming the economic crisis. The current dangers and the accumulated experience and knowledge practically coincide."

According to him, the current power 'is a symbol of our defeat, the face, the voice of our defeat.'

"And with such a face, with such a voice, we cannot look into the future, we cannot build the future. This power is to blame for 5000 victims, 11000 injured and 35000 homeless of our compatriots. This power brings death, suffering and destruction to what it touches," he noted.

"Suspicion of betrayal and sale of Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh - ed.] will remain with our people as long as these people remain in power. Only after the change of government will it be possible to answer a number of very important questions.

These authorities are consistently destroying the country's economy. They promised rapid growth, but they provided a precipitous decline. Under these authorities, the level of poverty and external debt in the amount of over $ 2 billion increased," he added.

"What are we going to do when we come to power? First of all, it is necessary to assess the scale of the damage done to the country in all spheres: economy, legal system, education, science, etc. This is necessary to plan the next steps. Anti-crisis steps must be taken to stem the further degradation of security and governance. We must stop the economic downturn, we must restore the country's creditworthiness and predictability. We have long lost our reputation as a reliable partner in the international arena."

"It is fundamentally important that people immediately feel the changes in the country, and people will feel it. We will not give empty promises, the key to our success is professionalism, experience, hard work, discipline and love for the country."

"We will propose the concept of a working country, we will turn the country into a construction site again. Creating tens of thousands of jobs every year is a priority. We did it once, we will do it again."

"The fight for the purity and efficiency of the state apparatus will be the best tool in the fight against corruption. This will be concrete work, not the slogans that the authorities are guided by today. Lying will be excluded in the state system. We have become a world of lies, we must start by eliminating those lies."

"This is an incomplete list of our priorities. We only promise what we can. I have always believed in the hard work and enterprise of our people."

"We will build a country that every Armenian can be proud of. We understand that no one will ensure our security, the development of our country and economy for us. Yes, we have allies, friends, but no one will do for us what we ourselves must do. They will be with us, they will help us, but our fate must be in our hands. We will build everything that I said in my speech. We will bring dignified peace and prosperity. Rest assured everything will be fine. Thank you," he noted.

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