Robert Kocharyan: "I will vote for working Prime Minister Serj Sarkisyan"

He said he considers Prime Minister Serj Sarkisyan to be the best candidate for country's President.

The head of state said the logics at the elections should be clear-the voters should assess the challenges facing their country and candidates' ability to react to these challenges.

"The security issues are more important in this sense, especially considering the unsettled conflict and complications in the region", R.Kocharyan said in his interview to a number of Armenia TV companies Saturday.

He announced that the voters should assess the candidates ability to resist the security challenges of the country.

"For me this is a person who has been the Defense Minister for 8.5 years and turned the army into the national pride. He would be the best commander", R.Kocharyan said explaining his choice.

According to him, Serj Sarkisyan has also been the Minister of Internal Affairs and Security, dealing with the issues, which are included into the President's competence by the Constitution. He said the life was leading the working Prime Minister through the positions, which would give him experience for the position of the President.

"Sarkisyan managed to achieve serious results, raising collection of taxes and settling social problems by occupying an almost independent position of the Prime Minister for only 10 months", the President said.

He considers that the working Prime Minister will be able to counteract the challenges connected with the economic reforms.

Robert Kocharyan said Levon Ter-Petrosyan would not be able to settle this problem. He reminded that "Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who got a successful country and delivered ruins to his successor".

"Levon Ter-Petrsyan was an unsuccessful president and his resignation was the

recognition of it. Armenia is mainly in need of a president, experienced in creation, not in destruction". Kocharyan said.

"I am ready to entrust the security of my family to Serj Sarkisyan. I bound the further economic achievements and future of the country to him", the head of state added.

He noted that Serj Sarkisyan have achieved improvements in almost all spheres for a short period of time, which evidences his skills, consequence, will and responsibility.

"These are the best features for the President and I will vote for the working Prime Minister", Kocharyan said.

/Novosti-Armenia/