President: Good things do not come easy in this world

Corruption and bribery are the gravest impediments to our progress. President of Armenia, Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan stated at the convention dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the RPA, adding that the state structures must ensure equality of all before the law and inescapable punishment for breaking the law.

“Today, corruption and bribery are the gravest impediments to our progress. Their cause and roots can be talked about for hours, but today the task before us is to eliminate them. There are former Soviet republics which have been able to uproot that problem. Not entirely, of course, but bribery and corruption have been brought to such a minimal level that the people started to trust the “chinovniks”, the police, and the judges. It’s not a fiction, it’s a reality, and it is our tomorrow’s reality. We have to bring that tomorrow closer by employing all our abilities. We are proud of our law abiding compatriots residing in foreign countries. I am confident that very soon we will be proud of the respect that our fellow citizens have for the law. Our citizens respect the law when it works for everyone. State structures must ensure equality of all before the law and inescapable punishment for breaking the law. We must do it. Yes, it’s not going to be easy, but good things do not come easy in this world,” the president mentioned.