The three main priority directions for Armenia are: peace, education, army. The Prime Minister received the participants of the "Summer School" program.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan received the participants of the "Summer School" program of the National Assembly.
The Prime Minister greeted the students, referred to the activities of the Government, the reforms implemented in the field of education, the Declaration of Independence of Nagorno Karabakh, the Independence Referendum and other issues.
"Today is September 2, yesterday was September 1. very important and symbolic two days for us. You know that on this day in 1991, the Declaration of Independence of Nagorno Karabakh was adopted by the joint decision of the deputies of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region and Shahumyan Region, while September 1 is the Knowledge Day. I think the relationship between these two days or the symbolism of these two days is very important for our future. Why? Because, in fact, we are talking about a period and processes, as a result of which, in the end, independence was declared in the Republic of Armenia.
It must be said that in terms of the founding of our state, August and September are very important months. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on August 23, 1990, and the Independence Referendum was held on September 21, 1991," Nikol Pashinyan said.
The Prime Minister noted that first of all it is very important to know, recognize and understand our history. "We need to understand what happened before and after September 21, 1991, why it happened, and be able to make the right conclusions, which is not an easy task at all, because the answers bring new questions. This process never ends. There is a very famous saying: you should learn from history, but what lessons to learn? You have to learn from everything, you have to learn from history, you have to learn from classes, you have to learn from life, you even have to learn from lessons learned. But particularly what lesson should we learn? That's the hardest part, and perhaps the most successful are the ones who actually learn it, because it's not a history book that's sitting on a shelf somewhere."
According to the Head of the Government, the most important conclusion for him is that the works should be planned. "I want to go back to the beginning of the 90s and try to find a concept of how we want to see Armenia in 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2022. To be honest, we didn't have such a concept. Now do we have a concept of how we want to see Armenia in 2050? On September 21, 2020, I presented the transformation strategy of Armenia, which, of course, I will not say is a perfect document, but at least it is one of the attempts to plan how we want to see Armenia in 2050. And I think planning for the future is also about helping us learn from the past and get the energy to live today."
In that context, Nikol Pashinyan emphasized the importance of formulating ideas about the future and carrying out daily work for the future. "The future in general depends on many parameters, but anyway, I think, priorities should be emphasized, because there are so many things to do that you can always get tangled up in them, and there is not enough time to plan. Therefore, it is very important to emphasize the priorities. And if you ask me what I consider to be the priority for Armenia in the foreseeable future, I would mention 3 main directions. the first is peace, the second is education, the third is the army. It may seem that the first and third contradict each other, but in fact they do not, because in the Government Action Plan we emphasized that Armenia needs a strong army not to carry out aggressive actions, but to protect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of our country. Therefore, the priorities for me today are those three. Education is symbolically in the middle, and I think education is of key importance for both peace and military, security. We are also implementing huge reforms in the field of education."
Prime Minister Pashinyan also answered the questions of the students, which related, in particular, to the state administration system, the enlargement of communities, reforms in the field of higher education, and the activities of mass media.
