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“Go Armenia”: PM for Pres offers a car in every family and medicine for all

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“Go Armenia”: PM for Pres offers a car in every family and medicine for allPrime Minister and presidential candidate Serzh Sargsyan on Monday unveiled his election manifesto in which he insists he and his Republican Party know “the problems that worry every citizen of Armenia” and “ways to solve them”.

Sargsyan’s election program is based on the five-year program of the Republican-dominated government he currently leads but lacks details in its social and economic components.

In the program that targets “building a civil society”, Sargsyan quotes 12th century Armenian poet and composer Nerses Shnorhali: “Unity in the main, freedom in the secondary, and love in everything.”

“The 2008 presidential election will affirm that the improvement of electoral processes and holding democratic elections are already a tradition in Armenia,” Sargsyan emphasizes.

He promises Armenians that favorable conditions will be created for providing people with employment: “It is work that must seek people.”

“Medicine will be available to all,” Sargsyan continues, adding that the quality of medical services will be improved through introducing high technologies in the public health sphere.

Sargsyan finds it important to continue to raise pensions in the future so that it reaches a level essentially above the poverty line. After the 60 percent rise this year, the government plans to increase pensions by 10 percent annually in the next four years.

“We will continue to assist in the establishment of Armenian companies meeting world standards, making investments in newly established companies and providing financial assistance to rapidly growing small and medium-sized enterprises,” Sargsyan pledges.

Sargsyan also lays out his vision on the relations between the state and businesses. In particular, he says that “state regulation must not obstruct the establishment of business, but on the contrary must serve the purpose of providing equal conditions, assisting in development and reducing risks.”

Repeating the promise he made in his acceptance speech at the nomination congress of his Republican Party last November, Sargsyan says “every newly created family will have an opportunity to purchase an apartment and a motorcar,” meaning the development of the mortgage market.

Regarding the Karabakh settlement, Sargsyan says “the right of the people of Karabakh must be recognized internationally and conditions must be created to implement that, the security of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh and its borders must be ensured, NKR and Armenia must have a shared border.

“We will be willing to establish diplomatic relations and open borders with Turkey, considering that it will not be based on the necessity of giving up the Armenian Genocide recognition, nor other preconditions, including those connected with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.”

Sargsyan concludes his manifesto with his election motto: “Go, Armenia!”

By Gayane Abrahamyan
Source: http://www.armenianow.com

Permanent link:  http://www.armpress.com/armenianow/2008/01/15/809/

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  1. Election » Blog Archive » “Go Armenia”: PM for Pres offers a car in every family and medicine for all on January 15th, 2008 8:29 pm

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