Pan Armenian News
ROBERT KOCHARIAN OFFERED ARMENIAN OPPOSITION NOT TO WORRY MUCH OVER FAILURE
OF ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE POWER IN REPUBLIC
11.04.2005 06:49
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The developments in Georgia, Ukraine and Kirghizia can
give cause for analysis as they had both common features and obvious
differences, Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated during the meeting
with the teaching staff and students of the Yerevan State University, IA
Regnum reports. When commenting on the common features of the `revolution
processes’, the President noted that they all took place at the period the
elections were held, i.e at the period when the `society was maximally
trained’. According to Robert Kocharian the factor of weak power, which was
not able to solve current problems, was present in all the three states.
`Under Eduard Shevarnadze the people did not get salary for 8-10 months;
pensions were delayed for over a year. The situation in Kigrhizia was no
better – with the 5-million population the state budget made $300 million.
To compare, the Armenian state budget makes $800 million with the population
less in number’, the Armenian President stated adding that in Ukraine
despite the economic growth the leadership’s control was weak, the western
and eastern parts of the state were conflicting and a number of other global
factors existed as well. At the same time, in the President’s words, people,
who earlier occupied high administrative posts and acquired the image of
young reformers, came to power. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and
Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli belong to this class of people. Thus, a
change of generations has taken place as it happened in Armenia in 1991 and
1998. According to Robert Kocharian, all the above mentioned factors are
absent in Armenia. `Active and constructive leaders are encouraged in our
country’, he noted. When addressing the Armenian opposition Robert Kocharian
offered them not to worry over the failure of the attempts to change power
in the republic. `It does not mean that our opposition is bad, the matter is
that our country is much better’, the President stated.