Andranik Margaryan…
A statesman, nationalist, and political figure, a man whose path—a path of self-sacrifice in struggle, love, and devotion to the Motherland, land, and compatriots—convinced me and hundreds of young people to choose politics and the Republican Party as a means of serving the Motherland.
In the 1960s, when talking about independence was forbidden, he spoke out, and then, when speaking became possible and accessible to everyone, he began to act silently.
And along this path, the idea of freedom for the Motherland never extended to his personal, even his dearest, family.
What was most precious to him was Armenia and its revival.
And he paid for this revival with his own life. Underground struggle, imprisonment, constant danger and pressure, tireless struggle, participation in Artsakh’s struggle for survival and state building, loyalty until the last moment, until the last prison cell, carrying within himself the genetic, centuries-old nerve of the nation, for the restoration of which he sacrificed his youth, years, health, and family safety.
Andranik Margaryan became prime minister during a difficult and challenging period for the state.
He took on an enormous burden, not underestimating the difficult situation and challenges.
“We have no enemies in the country.”
This was one of the main themes of Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan’s work, thanks to which, after October 27, he became our negotiator, coordinator, and mediator, a patient and tolerant man who had to conduct dialogue, find common ground with everyone, seek solidarity and reconciliation, without denigrating anyone, without dividing the country into “us” and “theirs,” without dividing the country into “us” and “theirs,” and by all means and at any cost protecting the country from the threat of ethnic division.
He understood that division does not arise from the interests of the country’s security and statehood.
Valuing his predecessors, declaring his government the heir to theirs, he remained a prime minister who built, not destroyed.
He did not give in to difficulties.
During his seven years in office, Armenia’s economy grew at double-digit rates.
His reign was truly successful.
He demonstrated that one can be a high-ranking official and simultaneously a human being.
“My ancestors are from Mush, and I will never leave Armenia,” said Andranik Margaryan, indirectly preaching the idea of the indispensability of the homeland.
An idea that, thanks to the lives of its followers, has earned the right to eternal prosperity on earth.
He was from the generation of Hayk Nahapet and the bearer of this legacy.
May God bless your soul, dear Teacher.
Eduard Sharmazan: 2001-2005. Youth Organization of the Republican Party, 2005-2007. Assistant to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Andranik Margaryan.