Nikol Pashinyan: The main task of the Armenian authorities for the  upcoming period is to raise awareness of the essence of  Nagorno-Karabakh problem in the international community

ArmInfo. The main task of the Armenian authorities for the upcoming period is to raise  awareness of the essence of the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh in the  international community, because, unfortunately, this understanding  is not always and not everywhere " announced on the eve of the  reception at the Foreign Ministry of Armenia on the occasion of the  upcoming New Year and St. Christmas Acting Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan.

According to him, the problem of the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement  really matters for the country's national security. "We must be  convinced that the international community perceives the problem of  Nagorno- Karabakh exactly as it is in its essence. Unfortunately,  today we can not state this everywhere, and we need to work seriously  in this direction," Nikol Pashinyan said.

He noted that the internal political successes registered in 2018  occurred because now the whole world is undergoing a serious change  in the image of Armenia and changes that began in May and reached  their apogee in December 2018 by holding early parliamentary  elections. These changes create a good basis for achieving serious  success in foreign policy and diplomacy. "This year two major  victories of democracy were registered in the Republic of Armenia.  The first was a non-violent, velvet popular revolution that took  place in April-May and recorded the victory of the will of the  people, and the second - parliamentary elections, which, in fact,  were evaluated by international observers unprecedented in the  history of our country and passed in accordance with democratic  standards.

Why is it important to talk about this in the Ministry of Foreign  Affairs? Because during the whole past time, the Foreign Ministry,  our diplomatic corps were forced to give different explanations for a  long time after the elections, make various adjustments, find  different formulations so that there were either no negative  influences on our country or they were neutralized. I hope that as a  result of these processes, our diplomatic corps has saved enough  energy, which will be fully used to achieve the ultimate goal, to  achieve real success in foreign policy. It is necessary to  concentrate on foreign policy servicing of the Artsakh issue, the  image of Armenia in order to achieve specific diplomatic and economic  results, "the acting head of government stressed.

He stressed the importance of using the new image of Armenia to  stimulate investment activity in the country, in which the role of  the diplomatic corps of the country is very important and great. "I  hope that recent events have allowed our diplomats not only to save  energy, but also to charge them with new energy.  We will start the  year 2019 with a new page, there will be no more unresolved issues,  there will be a new government, which will be old to some extent  continuity is ensured, democratic reforms will continue in Armenia,  there can be no doubt that democracy is really our faith, our value  system, and there can be no deviations from democracy in the Republic  of Armenia. The law, an independent judiciary and the government  should pursue foreign policy on the basis of legitimacy as a  government having the mandate of the people and representing the  interests of the people and the state. We are such a government, and  we will continue to be such, moreover, only such a government that is  able and authorized to represent the people ", Nikol Pashinyan  stressed.

He added that with the receipt of the mandate of the people and the  possession of this mandate gives everyone great strength. "I hope  that, as you feel today the strength of the national mandate, in 2019  people will feel the strength of your activity, your professionalism,  skills, and internal manifestations of foreign policy will be more  tangible. Finally, the government of Armenia, all government bodies,  countries and beyond, serve to enhance the security and well-being of  the citizens of the Republic of Armenia, and there is no doubt that  the diplomats of Armenia have always been committed to this idea. I  hope that the time has come for us to serve this the idea was led to  more and more great and significant victories. I want to thank you  for your diplomatic service and wish you continued success in this  service. We hope that the trust that our government has received from  the people will also be transferred to our diplomats, who will become  and more confident in the international arena. Happy New Year and  Merry Christmas! "- concluded the Acting head of the Armenian  government.