Switalsky: What happened in Armenia became a positive brand, which  should be preserved

ArmInfo.What happened in recent weeks in Armenia has become an ideological revolution. Piotr Switalsky, head of the EU delegation in Armenia, expressed such an 

opinion in an interview with Radio Azatutyun.

According to him, it is too early to assess the events, but what 

happened in Armenia has deep roots, the authorities came to power new 

faces, but so far it's not about changing political and social 

policies, but rather the thinking of people, what they think about 

themselves. "People came to the conclusion that it's time to break 

free from the past. I think that this deep and long. And it is 

important to young people's participation in these processes. Of 

course, the authorities and the society at present many challenges, 

how to maintain these positive changes, the energy emitted from 

people, "the ambassador said.

At the same time, he is convinced that from the political point of 

view, what happened in Armenia is peculiar, as the political crisis 

began in the country. "And this crisis was resolved peacefully, and 

within the framework of the Constitution.As for the outside world, 

many watched as the representatives of different parts of society and 

political forces worked in this direction. This was a serious signal 

to the outside world, from the point of view that in Armenia has 

matured civil society, "the diplomat said. At the same time, he added 

that what happened in Armenia became a positive brand, which should 

be preserved.

Switalsky also said that what happened in Armenia did not become a 

surprise for him, as he always believed in the strength of the 

Armenian people. Speaking about the character of the shares, he noted 

that as a diplomat he wished that Armenia avoided negative examples 

of protest actions taking place in other countries. "In fact, 

Armenians could do this by placing national interests above party and 

personal interests, I always believed that this is possible, since 

Armenia stands out precisely for this," the Ambassador said.

He also agreed that a large wave of discontent has accumulated in the 

Armenian society, conditioned by the level of the country's economic 

development, high unemployment and poverty, and a number of other 

problems. Switalsky also believes that what happened in the country 

was difficult to predict by anyone.

Speaking about the possibility of holding early elections in Armenia 

this autumn, Switalsky stressed that the EU is ready to assist the 

authorities in this matter, despite the complexity of this task. "The 

international community is ready to help Armenia organize the 

elections, as it did during the upcoming elections, it is good that 

some work has already been done in this direction, in particular, it 

is about identity, the EU is ready to assist," he said.