Հայտարարություն ԵԱՀԿ Նախարարների խորհրդի հայտարարության վերաբերյալ

Dear Compatriots,

On 1 March of this year we together adopted a situational program of demands and actions, consisting of 15 items. During the rally on 17 March, we isolated the three urgent items of the first phase – the release of political prisoners, the removal of the illegal ban on rallies at the Freedom Square, and the official assurance of the willingness to investigate the killings of 1 March, 2008 – the implementation of which is necessary for starting a formal dialogue with the authorities aimed at resolving of the other problems put forward by the society. We also agreed that we are not going to rush, that we are going to act within the confines of the constitution and the law, that we are going to achieve the realization of our demands one step at a time, in a smooth manner and without subjecting the country to social uprisings and political upheaval, not because we dispute the legitimacy of revolutionary methods, but exclusively out of concern that doing those things would increase the probability of Azerbaijan unleashing a war. If some people are skeptical about this, I have no doubt that Azerbaijan will resume hostilities in case of a serious instability in Armenia.

Although in my speech during the last rally I discussed the three issues to be resolved in the first phase in detail, I consider it necessary to revisit these issues, even at the cost of having to repeat certain things, in order to fully explain their importance and to make the strategy adopted by the Armenian National Congress intelligible for the whole society. Because I don’t want you to have a blind faith and unconditional trust in the Congress. I want that trust to be anchored in reason and conviction, which is what the success of any major endeavor depends on. In short, I would like each of you, relying not on faith and trust but on cool reason, to accept a certain truth I consider axiomatic, which is that if the three demands listed above are not satisfied in the upcoming days, then neither will the other demands contained in the 1 March statement, aborting the prospect of a dialogue between the authorities and the society, as well as destroying the last chance of achieving national accord, which is imperative if we are to improve Armenia’s international image and the country’s ability to stand up to external challenges. And even though the authorities and the various forces trying to create obstacles for us on the side will bear the main responsibility for wasting that opportunity, we will also not be able to escape our share of responsibility if we do not behave in a reasonable and disciplined manner.

Dear Mr. Secretary General,

The deep political crisis, which emanated from the 2008 rigged presidential elections and is the result of a violent crackdown on the March 1 peaceful demonstrations and protests against fraud, remains unsettled even though more than two and a half years have passed since the day:

Yerevan 2010

Introduction

Based on the analysis of the current situation in the health care system and following identification of the main problems that require radical reforms, the Armenian National Congress hereby presents for public review the main concepts of the reforms in the health sector. 

Current demographic and health indicators in Armenia raise concern and may pose serious threat in future. Such diseases as cardio-vascular diseases and malignant neoplasm continue to make predominant share in the total mortality and maintain growing trends. The level and quality of health services provided to population is unsatisfactory. State funding of the health sector is insufficient; the existing system is not feasible and quite cost consuming. Health sector is financed exclusively through the state budget and from out-of-pocket payments, while presently most of the world countries are widely using the mandatory health insurance schemes. Level of corruption and spread of shadow turnover raises serious concerns. Society does not recognize the existing social system as a state guaranteed health protection, irrespective of the social status of a person.   

The health system should not be viewed as a mere provision of medical services and care, but it also should envisage disease prevention and health promotion.  The strong and viable health system is the major prerequisite for the improved health conditions, as it can help save lives of people. To that end, the state should do its best in order to create efficient system, which would ensure further economic growth and higher living standards. It is unacceptable that people due to deteriorated health and/or for the reason of recovering it will find themselves on poverty line.

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