“Today is my last working day”: Hakob Arshakyan resigns as Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia

Dear compatriots, today is my last working day as the Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia. This was announced by Hakob Arshakyan on his Facebook page.

“As a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, I consider any application of violence by an official against any citizen to be unacceptable. We must move towards a society without violence. As a high-ranking official, representing the Republic of Armenia on the international stage, I am especially obliged to serve as an example to the community through my own experience. Thus, I express my intolerance towards violence, whether psychological or physical. I hope that what has happened will serve as a lesson for our society, and we will love each other a little more and respect everyone's right to the inviolability of personal and family life,” he wrote.

I want to first thank Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan for the trust and the opportunity to serve our Homeland in this high position. I also thank our government colleagues for our effective teamwork.

I am grateful to our citizens who trusted, loved, or perhaps did not love, and who evaluated or criticized my tenure. I assure you that every word of encouragement and criticism has found its place in our daily work and successes.

I thank the thousands of employees of the ministry and its subordinate bodies; nothing is as important as the daily dedicated work of each one of you. Continue to work driven by your heart and love for our country; only in this way can you find the path to success and development, both for yourselves and for the state.

During work, one encounters many crossroads; the skill of a leader or guide is primarily in making the right choice of path. That is why it is impossible to satisfy everyone's wishes simultaneously, and the Ministry's team has always been guided by the state's and society's top priorities.

Many of our brothers fell in battle; I bow my head before their memory and families; their valor will remain forever in our hearts. We have a beautiful country inhabited by strong and good people; do not divide and classify each other; together we will build a happy, safe, and developed country through everyone’s daily hard work and perseverance.

In my future activities, I will continue to work for the development of our beloved homeland, the Republic of Armenia,” he concluded.