Serzh Sargsyan: "The war hasn't finished as we haven't yet congratulated the presidents of Azerbaijan and "Nagorno-Karabakh" on a voluntary decision and peaceful settlement of the conflict"

About 10 mln Armenians live in the world. This means that Armenia should have 10 mln ambassadors in the world, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said in parliament, Thursday.

In his speech the president noted that during his recent meetings with diplomats he dwelled on the Armenian authorities' approaches in the context of the new and regional and geopolitical situation. "Now I want to stress another thing. I think that the events around South Ossetia and further processes made many people sober. Today it is more than obvious that we are demanded of not only accurate, pragmatic, adequate assessments without any emotions, but also consistent steps aimed at achievement of deep targets, we need stability of the country, consolidation of forces and opportunities, new approaches and solutions", the president stressed.

"Just try to turn to residents of Armenian villages and towns and ask them the question "When was the war in Karabakh over?". Along with other answers, people will tell you that the war hasn't been over", he said. Residents of Meghri, Gyumri and Artashat, railroaders and power engineers, diplomats and farmers will state that the war hasn't been over yet. "Yes, the war hasn't finished as the arm race hasn't finished and we haven't yet congratulated the presidents of Azerbaijan and "Nagorno-Karabakh" on a voluntary decision and peaceful settlement of the conflict", Sargsyan said.

"Look around - there are still a lot of external threats. But have we really become sober completely after the recent events? I hope that we are still getting sober. Sometimes there arises such an impression that the whole society has become spectators and critics. At the meeting with diplomats I called on them to be attentive and laborious in presenting Armenia abroad and in international structures. But this is not enough. There are about 10 mln Armenians in the world. This means that Armenia should have 10 mln ambassadors in the world. This is our counterweight to petrodollars in today's information war. And we can tip the scale in case of being completely sober", Sargsyan said in conclusion.

/ArmInfo/