Turning our state into a normal and decent one is not an insoluble issue: Levon Ter-Petrosyan

The festive meeting of ANC in Saryan park, during which spoke Levon Ter-Petrosyan, is over.
In particular, he said, "We have gathered to celebrate the Independence Day. I don’t like official holidays, when those are organized by authorities, and words and palavers are said. There are people here, who are not brought by force. We have independence, in honor of you, our generation. We’ve build that independence. Today many people are not satisfied with the condition of our state. My friends told bitter truths, but I want to say, that turning our state into a normal and decent one is not an insoluble issue.
Political science is the simplest science, which sees the problems facing the country and sees solutions to them. Today I see five issues that keep us from becoming strong and decent state- Armenian-Turkish relations, the Karabagh conflict, the removal of blockades, the eradication of corruption and the establishment of legality. Nothing else is needed, other is no other riddle. Solve these issues and you’ll see the state Armenia becomes.
I divide the problems into two parts: the first three, unfortunately, do not depend only on us, we should not unilaterally blame our authorities: if they did the best, it does not mean that these problems could be solved, because it also depends on external forces. The other two- not robbing, removing corruption, the ensuring of legitimacy and democracy, these two depend on our authorities. Political will is needed to resolve these issues. The current president, instead of baiting our people by convening a council, had to bat his hand upon the table and say “this is it! From now on, no more robbery”. “He should’ve said so, but not “don’t rob”. And had to say “Legitimacy from now on, the one attempts to break the law will be punished.”
I do not want to say bitter words, today is not the day. Remember, there are lasting values, despite all the bitterness and exasperation. The main value is the restoration of Armenia’s independence and the state, on the occasion of which I heartily congratulate you.”