“That product will only be suitable for the army; it’s not of the quality to be hot in all your points”: the future soldier’s father’s proposal by Bakur Melkonyan

Businessman Bakur Melkonyan wrote on his Facebook page: “Yesterday, one of my acquaintances asked me to meet someone who has a proposal. A man came and said he heard you are providing food to military units and has a product to offer. I said, very well, come to our purchasing department, give a sample, tell a price, they will check the quality of your product and then provide feedback. He said no, that product will only be suitable for the army. I asked why, holding onto a small hope that he would say he has a specific product. He replied, well, it’s not of the quality to be hot in all your points. I asked if he has a son. He surprisedly answered yes. I asked when he will go to the military. Understanding what I was asking about, he answered, in 4 years. I said let’s agree this way, I’ll take your product in 4 years for the military unit where your son is serving. I said, now know and tell our mutual acquaintance that my son is serving in the army. He said, I’m sorry, I didn’t know your son was serving, and left with his head down...

He said he left without knowing that I look at all soldiers like my son, and even tomorrow I will look at his son the same way because he has no fault that his parent is a scoundrel... Scoundrels will always exist, but the strength of society lies in the fact that such scoundrels do not suddenly become decision-makers, officials, or businessmen... And this is possible if we have an educated society and national ideology... For me, the primary issue is these two...”