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08, 2009
Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Orenburg
On August 2, after the unofficial summit of the CSTO leaders in Bishkek, by the invitation of the governor of Orenburg region, Aleksei Chernyshev, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan left on a working visit for Orgenburg to participate at the opening ceremony of the Armenian National Home.
In Orenburg the President of Armenia laid a wreath at the tomb of the great Armenian poet Vahan Terian. Later same day, Serzh Sargsyan visited the Victory Park and laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, walked in the park, got familiarized with the history and culture of Orenburg region, learned about the participation of the multiethnic population of the region in the World War II and its modern achievements in science and technology, and planted a tree in the Alley of Honorary Guests.
In the evening, President Serzh Sargsyan met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Orgenburg, other near-by regions, and the organizations which unite our compatriots in Russia.
This morning, the President of Armenia received in his residence the governor of Orenburg region Aleksei Chernyshev. The governor thanked the President of Armenia for accepting his invitation and arriving to Orenburg and expressed confidence that strategic partnership between Armenia and Russia and high level political dialogue on the one hand and centuries-long friendship of our peoples and their mutual admiration on the other, serve a solid base for deepening the inter-regional relations and elevating them to a qualitatively new level.
Aleksei Chernishev highly praised the role of the Armenian community of Orengburg, its decades-long contribution to the social and economic development of the region and enrichment of cultural life.
Serzh Sargsyan and Aleksei Chernishev discussed issues related to the prospects of establishing direct ties between the Republic of Armenia and regions of the Russian Federation and the possibilities to increase the trade turnover. The two sides stressed the importance of energizing business contacts and utilization of the existing potential for mutually beneficial cooperation.
The President of Armenia invited Aleksei Chernishev and representatives of business circles of Orenburg to visit Armenia.
The governor of Orenburg noted that President Sargsyan’s visit and participation at the opening ceremony for the Armenian National Home would have a long-lasting positive impact and would be an emblematic signal for the further development and invigoration of business relations.
Aleksei Chernishev also informed the President of Armenia that soon the land allocation process for the construction of the Armenian church in Orenburg would be concluded (the number of Armenians in Orenburg region is close to 15000).
In the afternoon, the President of Armenia attended the official ceremony of opening the Armenian National Home and spoke to the public. Addressing the thousands of our compatriots who gathered at the park adjacent to the Armenian National Home, Serzh Sargsyan said, “I am very glad to be here on such a happy occasion. I want you to know that we in Armenia known about your community, about your achievements and problems. Preservation of national roots, ability to self-organize, and passing on to a younger generation rich national traditions of our ancestors is not an easy task at all, but you have been able to do it and it is a significant achievement. Armenia is always open for you. Russia has become a second motherland for you and you have become her active and law abiding citizens. I have stated on many occasion and I am telling it now: to be a good Diaspora Armenian means to be a good citizen of one’s adoptive country, an active participant to that country’s political, economic, cultural, and social life. Don’t forget that your fellow citizens, your neighbors judge our nation by you. It’s a great responsibility. You fulfill that responsibility with honor, and we are proud of you.”
After the official ceremony, President Sargsyan and Aleksei Chernishev toured the museum of the Armenian National Home and observed the exponents. President Serzh Sargsyan signed the book of Honorary Guests.
In Orenburg the President of Armenia laid a wreath at the tomb of the great Armenian poet Vahan Terian. Later same day, Serzh Sargsyan visited the Victory Park and laid a wreath at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, walked in the park, got familiarized with the history and culture of Orenburg region, learned about the participation of the multiethnic population of the region in the World War II and its modern achievements in science and technology, and planted a tree in the Alley of Honorary Guests.
In the evening, President Serzh Sargsyan met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Orgenburg, other near-by regions, and the organizations which unite our compatriots in Russia.
This morning, the President of Armenia received in his residence the governor of Orenburg region Aleksei Chernyshev. The governor thanked the President of Armenia for accepting his invitation and arriving to Orenburg and expressed confidence that strategic partnership between Armenia and Russia and high level political dialogue on the one hand and centuries-long friendship of our peoples and their mutual admiration on the other, serve a solid base for deepening the inter-regional relations and elevating them to a qualitatively new level.
Aleksei Chernishev highly praised the role of the Armenian community of Orengburg, its decades-long contribution to the social and economic development of the region and enrichment of cultural life.
Serzh Sargsyan and Aleksei Chernishev discussed issues related to the prospects of establishing direct ties between the Republic of Armenia and regions of the Russian Federation and the possibilities to increase the trade turnover. The two sides stressed the importance of energizing business contacts and utilization of the existing potential for mutually beneficial cooperation.
The President of Armenia invited Aleksei Chernishev and representatives of business circles of Orenburg to visit Armenia.
The governor of Orenburg noted that President Sargsyan’s visit and participation at the opening ceremony for the Armenian National Home would have a long-lasting positive impact and would be an emblematic signal for the further development and invigoration of business relations.
Aleksei Chernishev also informed the President of Armenia that soon the land allocation process for the construction of the Armenian church in Orenburg would be concluded (the number of Armenians in Orenburg region is close to 15000).
In the afternoon, the President of Armenia attended the official ceremony of opening the Armenian National Home and spoke to the public. Addressing the thousands of our compatriots who gathered at the park adjacent to the Armenian National Home, Serzh Sargsyan said, “I am very glad to be here on such a happy occasion. I want you to know that we in Armenia known about your community, about your achievements and problems. Preservation of national roots, ability to self-organize, and passing on to a younger generation rich national traditions of our ancestors is not an easy task at all, but you have been able to do it and it is a significant achievement. Armenia is always open for you. Russia has become a second motherland for you and you have become her active and law abiding citizens. I have stated on many occasion and I am telling it now: to be a good Diaspora Armenian means to be a good citizen of one’s adoptive country, an active participant to that country’s political, economic, cultural, and social life. Don’t forget that your fellow citizens, your neighbors judge our nation by you. It’s a great responsibility. You fulfill that responsibility with honor, and we are proud of you.”
After the official ceremony, President Sargsyan and Aleksei Chernishev toured the museum of the Armenian National Home and observed the exponents. President Serzh Sargsyan signed the book of Honorary Guests.