President: Adventurers should realize that attempts to shake the state`s foundations in Armenia are doomed to failure, no issue will be resolved through violence and weapons
ArmInfo. In the activity of the National Security Service of Armenia, the priority was and remains the preservation of the constitutional order in the country, said at a solemn meeting dedicated to the Day of an employee of the national security, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.
"Adventurers should realize that attempts to shake the state's foundations in Armenia are doomed to failure.In Armenia, no issue will be resolved through violence and weapons.The monopoly on the legitimate use of force belongs to the Republic of Armenia.All issues should be resolved in accordance with the laws and the Constitution" , Sargsyan stated, stressing that there is no doubt that the National Security Service of Armenia is capable of stopping all attempts at encroachment on the statehood. "The evidence of my words is your effective actions during the July events in Yerevan (the capture by the Sasna Tsrer group of the Polka Patrol Police Service)," the head of state said, advising all those who plan to bypass the Constitution to achieve the personal ambitions and ambitions of individual groups ,refrain from such plans, because law enforcement agencies of the republic within the law can easily neutralize these attempts.
Further, the president praised the staff of the National Security Service for effective struggle against transnational and intra-state crimes.
He also focused on the effective fight against corruption. According to him, during the last year, high- profile corruption crimes were revealed. "This is a good signal both for the society and for high-ranking officials," the president said, stressing that the fight against corruption is on serious lines, but more work is needed. "In your structure I must stress that the fight against such corrosive phenomena must be more acute and tough, and my expectations in this area are very large from you. I am sure that you will have enough experience and skills to effectively combat this evil. It is necessary to work actively in all state structures, especially in the judicial and legal system, "the president said.
The head of state drew the attention of the sphere's employees and reports of international organizations on fighting corruption. "Armenia should not deviate from its positions in these reports, for this purpose it is necessary to identify and remove all the shortcomings," Sargsyan said, stressing that positive dynamics is needed in the fight against Armenia's corruption. "We did it and do it not for international structures, but for ourselves, our fellow citizens are waiting for us, and we can not retreat in this direction." I will not accept any justifications, "he said.
The President highly appreciated the work of the special services during all-republican events, including during the elections. At the same time he reminded that in 2018 three major events are expected in Armenia, the proper and safe conduct of which is a matter of honor. "And the lion's share of responsibility for this will fall on your shoulders: the festivities in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia and the May victories, the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan and the Francophonie summit." My instruction is to prepare very seriously for these events, "he said. He added that these events open new horizons for presenting Armenia to the world. Summarizing his speech, the President stressed that his main goal is to form the best service of national security not only in the region, but also on the international arena. To this end, Sargsyan focused on the need to improve the level of training of NSS officers and the technical re-equipment of the structure. He also did not ignore the social problems of the NSS staff.