Yesterday, I spent the whole day traveling through our villages. I visited Nalbandyan, Nor Armavir, Amasia, Nor Kesaria, and Shenavan in the Armavir region.
I interacted with hundreds of people, we talked, they invited me into their homes—I went—and I heard both pleasant and difficult words. It is the greatest happiness when a person can freely roam through the villages of his country, greet and embrace hundreds of his fellow countrymen whom he’s never met before, listen to their concerns, and try to find solutions. I have always visited the villages and I am familiar with their problems. I have helped wherever I could, and whatever I promised to anyone, I have delivered—I have never made empty promises. I entered our villages with a clear conscience, and my fellow countrymen welcomed me like family. This is truly a happiness, but also a great responsibility.
In the village of Amasia, Radik invited me to his home—the home of an honest and just Armenian. We talked and listened to each other. Radik said, “Dear Tsarukyan, if you stand by our villagers, we will break that log.” I replied, “The village must stand by Tsarukyan so that we can break the log together.”
The log represents the poverty that has engulfed us, which truly does not befit us; it is the hopelessness in which our country has found itself; it is the multitude of problems that have solutions, that should have been solved long ago but haven’t been; it is the injustice in which people live; it is the thousand and one difficulties that make people’s lives hard…
We will break that log; we will defeat poverty. We have discussed, one by one, all the issues troubling people—from the biggest questions to everyday small matters. I am in awe of our people’s wisdom. In the coming days, I will travel through the villages of all the regions of the republic, will listen to people’s concerns, and present our team’s approaches.
We will lead our country out of this situation. Be assured.