President: Adventurers should realize that attempts to shake the  state`s foundations in Armenia are doomed to failure, no issue will  be resolved through violence and weapons

ArmInfo. In the activity of the National Security Service of Armenia, the priority was and remains the preservation of the constitutional order in the country, said at a solemn meeting dedicated to the Day of an employee of the national security, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan. 

"Adventurers should realize that attempts to shake the state's  foundations in Armenia are doomed to failure.In Armenia, no issue  will be resolved through violence and weapons.The monopoly on the  legitimate use of force belongs to the Republic of Armenia.All issues  should be resolved in accordance with the laws and the Constitution"  , Sargsyan stated, stressing that there is no doubt that the National  Security Service of Armenia is capable of stopping all attempts at  encroachment on the statehood. "The evidence of my words is your  effective actions during the July events in Yerevan (the capture by  the Sasna Tsrer group of the Polka Patrol Police Service)," the head  of state said, advising all those who plan to bypass the Constitution  to achieve the personal ambitions and ambitions of individual groups  ,refrain from such plans, because law enforcement agencies of the  republic within the law can easily neutralize these attempts.

Further, the president praised the staff of the National Security  Service for effective struggle against transnational and intra-state  crimes.

He also focused on the effective fight against corruption. According  to him, during the last year, high- profile corruption crimes were  revealed. "This is a good signal both for the society and for  high-ranking officials," the president said, stressing that the fight  against corruption is on serious lines, but more work is needed.  "In  your structure I must stress that the fight against such corrosive  phenomena must be more acute and tough, and my expectations in this  area are very large from you. I am sure that you will have enough  experience and skills to effectively combat this evil. It is  necessary to work actively in all state structures, especially in the  judicial and legal system, "the president said.

The head of state drew the attention of the sphere's employees and  reports of international organizations on fighting corruption.  "Armenia should not deviate from its positions in these reports, for  this purpose it is necessary to identify and remove all the  shortcomings," Sargsyan said, stressing that positive dynamics is  needed in the fight against Armenia's corruption. "We did it and do  it not for international structures, but for ourselves, our fellow  citizens are waiting for us, and we can not retreat in this  direction." I will not accept any justifications, "he said.

The President highly appreciated the work of the special services  during all-republican events, including during the elections. At the  same time he reminded that in 2018 three major events are expected in  Armenia, the proper and safe conduct of which is a matter of honor.  "And the lion's share of responsibility for this will fall on your  shoulders: the festivities in honor of the 100th anniversary of the  Republic of Armenia and the May victories, the 2800th anniversary of  Yerevan and the Francophonie summit." My instruction is to prepare  very seriously for these events, "he said. He added that these events  open new horizons for presenting Armenia to the world. Summarizing  his speech, the President stressed that his main goal is to form the  best service of national security not only in the region, but also on  the international arena. To this end, Sargsyan focused on the need to  improve the level of training of NSS officers and the technical  re-equipment of the structure. He also did not ignore the social  problems of the NSS staff.