President Sargsyan calls PM Karapetyan’s work “promising”

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan is convinced it is difficult to assess the results of the government’s activity in 5-6 months, if no significant failures happen. At the same time, the President is certain PM Karen Karapetyan’s working style, approaches and adopted administration culture are promising, the President said within the frameworks of the “Question to the President” initiative of “168 hours”.

In response to a question whether Karen Karapetyan will continue his tenure if the ruling party receives majority in the parliament, the President said: “First of all I announced during the RPA Congress that our priority is to organize spotless elections in spring of 2017. Yes, I also announced that in case receiving vote of confidence during the upcoming elections our government will once again be headed by Karen Karapetyan: by continuing to realize the already outlined program”.

Serzh Sargsyan mentioned the short period of Karen Karapetyan’s tenure showed that he indeed is a man of action. “Today the Prime Minister has given new breath and freshness to the government’s work, showing that the only way to solve problems is the modern flexible and effective administration. He has already formed positive expectations among the society through his activity, and I am convinced he will succeed the government’s ideas”, the President said.