STATEMENT OF WORLD ARMENIAN CONGRESS’ ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS ON ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
AZG Armenian Daily
29/02/2008
Post-election
World Armenian Congress’ Association of Youth Organizations today
involves various Armenian youth organizations that act in dozens of
countries. They contribute to the gathering of the efforts of all
Armenians from all over the world around national interests.
February 19 presidential elections gave a nice opportunity for
gathering the youth, creation of the country’s future and provision of
their active participation. Participating actively in the elections
the youth paid a benefit to the strengthening of Armenian democracy
and tempering of personal experience of participation in political
processes.
As a result of the elections RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsian was
elected President of the Republic of Armenia. We congratulate
him on election to the post of president and offer our support
for implementation of his pre-election programs directed to the
strengthening of the Republic of Armenia, making higher the well-being
of the population and creation of the atmosphere of cooperation and
stability in the country.
Today we are concerned over the post-election developments, day by
day widening public division, polarization of the rallies, calls and
activities that lead the country to destabilization.
We suffer pain that in those developments some political forces try
to use the youth especially the students as a tool, calling them for
student strikes.
Consequently, we call the youth not to respond to provocations,
to live, study and act within the law, to be led by state thinking
and comprehension of national interest for the benefit of country’s
stability and security of the Armenian state.
We apply to the political and public forces that lead the polarization
and division of the society to sober up in order to solve arose
problems within the law.
We condemn the illegal processes and infringements of the elections
and call the authorities to punish the initiators.
We are sure that our people with active participation of the youth
and unanimous efforts will overcome the present-day difficulties and
will go forward together in direction of strengthening of country’s
stability, conciliation and agreement.