Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan has issued a message from the Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary on the occasion of Independence Day, reflecting on Armenia’s path so far and his vision for the coming years.
He said that over the past 35 years, Armenia and the Armenian people have gone through numerous trials, victories and defeats, economic collapse and recovery, as well as periods of domestic political tension. According to him, several generations have invested their experience, knowledge, opportunities and lives in building and developing an independent state.
Tsarukyan said he is grateful to God for the opportunity to build and create prosperity in Armenia. He also said that over the years he has received numerous offers to move to the world’s most developed countries and pursue his activities there.
According to him, presidents, sheikhs, kings and billionaires have made such offers to him, but he turned them all down, emphasizing that his homeland is Armenia and that he wants to live and build here. Tsarukyan said that even at this difficult moment, if he were given such an opportunity again, he would refuse without hesitation.
Referring to the next 35 years, he said that their course largely depends on the people themselves, although global processes also have an impact. According to him, internal solidarity and confidence in Armenia’s own strength are important for the country and should be transformed into nationwide goals.
Tsarukyan said that 35 years from now, the difference between today and the future will be very significant, but with internal solidarity and confidence in its own strength, Armenia can have a strong and developed state. At the end of his message, he congratulated Armenians on the 35th anniversary of independence and wished freedom to the Armenians held in prisons in Baku.
At the heart of the message is the choice between leaving Armenia and staying here, which Tsarukyan links not only to a personal decision but also to the country’s future. In his view, internal solidarity and confidence in one’s own strength are crucial for the next 35 years, and these ideas should become not the position of individuals but a shared position of society.
What is also notable about this approach is that it concerns not only the three and a half decades since independence but also the question of the conditions under which it is possible to stay and develop in Armenia. The message presents strengthening trust and solidarity within society as the main condition for the future, which Tsarukyan views as the foundation for the next stage.
