President Serzh Sarkisian speaks at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Brussels
BRUSSELS””On the second day of his visit to the European Union capital, President Serzh Sarkisian on Tuesday gave an extensive speech at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Armenia’s domestic and foreign policy priorities, pledging that the upcoming April 2 parliamentary elections would be fair and democratic and chiding Azerbaijan for its continued aggression and further move toward democracy.
While at the at the prestigious research institution, Sarkisian met with the experts of the center and was presented by Stephen Lehne, a moderator of the meeting and an expert in EU foreign policy developments and relations among the member states.
Below is Sarkisian’s remarks, as presented by the presidential press servie.
Distinguished Mr. Lehne,
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great honor of course for me to speak at the event held at the Brussels office of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. I am here for the first time but I recall warmly my meetings and discussions held at the Carnegie headquarters in Washington, D.C. Reputable platforms such as this one, on one hand provide the opportunity to present the logic behind the developments taking place in our country, and on the other hand, we learn from the very source about the latest expert analysis, estimates, and approaches.
Finally, the very idea of international peace, which is laid in the basis of this Endowment, is the objective that has always attracted the entire civilized world.
Distinguished Colleagues,
Andrew Carnegie once said, “Teach a man to be a good citizen and you have solved the problem of life.”
