YEREVAN. – The Armenian society is still polarized; new approaches, a new start are needed.
The Prime Minister of Armenia, Hovik Abrahamyan, noted about the abovementioned at Thursday’s Cabinet meeting, as he announced his resignation as head of the government.
“I have fought against political divides all through my political career, working toward the establishment of bridges of cooperation,” Abrahamyan noted, in particular. “The government, led by myself, has been open to any discourse, discussion of a sound idea.
“The sincere and realistic approaches we adopted had their result. But the society still remained polarized. In my view, one of its main reasons is the existing disagreements nourished from geopolitical, foreign economic, and military challenges.
“We are still a country having transition problems, where we need joint efforts by the society and the government, to improve the current economic and social situation; and new approaches, a new start are needed for this.
“For that reason, I have decided to resign [as PM], and enable the President the opportunity to form a new government.”
“But work was truly carried out.
“As an active participant in the political life, I will continue my mission to surmount the existing divides in society.”