Working visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Los Angeles

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is at the United States on a working visit, on September 26 participated at the reception held by the Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa in the honor of the President of Armenia.

The President thanked for the warm reception and underlined that he was feeling proud throughout his visit to the US to represent the Armenian people. Noting that at the moment he is in the city which hosts the greatest Armenian community outside Armenia proper, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to the local authorities of Los Angeles, Mayor Villaraigosa and all friends of the Armenian nation for their warm and considerate attitude toward our compatriots.

“Hundreds thousands of my compatriots have been provided the opportunity to live free, develop, prosper and naturally to contribute to the success of this city and the United States. We are grateful to the United States for such attitude. Our friendship is everlasting, and I am happy that in recent years the Armenian-American relations have strengthened significantly. It is odd, though that we have a millennia-long history but celebrate the 20th anniversary of our independence. We are a young democracy but have been guided by the ideas of democracy for 1700 years. Today, assistance of our friends and our potential help us to make progress in our country,” President Sargsyan said.

Concluding his working visit to the United States, President Serzh Sargsyan headed today for France on a two-day official visit.