President Serzh Sargsyan met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Qatar

President Serzh Sargsyan, who is conducting an official visit to the State of Qatar, tonight met with the representatives of the Armenian community of Qatar.

The President of Armenia addressed the audience. Noting that he was glad to have this opportunity to meet with the representatives of the newly established, small but robust Armenian community, Serzh Sargsyan commended the fact that residing and working in Qatar, the Armenian community makes its input to the development of Qatar, preserving at the same time Armenian national spirit and identity. In this context, President Sargsyan stressed the important role of the Mesropian day school.
According to the President, under current conditions, the existence and prosperity of the Armenian communities in the countries of the Persian Gulf acquire a new value. Serzh Sargsyan expressed confidence that there is great untapped potential in the Armenian-Qatari relations, and with the assistance of the local Armenian community efforts should be made to give a new content to these relations.

In his remarks President Sargsyan spoke also about the NK peace process, presented the approaches of the Armenian side and concerns currently present in the resolution process. “Today too, I would like to state for all world to hear that though we value peace, we will not hesitate for a moment to become a fist again and stand by the just demand of the people of Artsakh as we did twenty-five years ago, as we did last April,” underscored Serzh Sargsyan.

President Sargsyan spoke about the process of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the events going on in Armenia now.

“I am confident you are following all events happening in Armenia, rejoicing for each our achievement and feeling sad for our failures. I believe today you are happy that the reforms, which have been going on in our country for a while, have finally yielded results. I am speaking, of course, of the recent parliamentary elections which have received positive assessments of all international structures. But it’s not the end, not at all. As I have stated on many occasions, this is a new beginning which is even more compelling. We will take up reforms our country with new vigor, also relying on your potential, your knowledge, your talent: We have the same goal – a powerful and stable Armenia. As at every stage of our history, today too, the strongest guarantee of the existence and development of the Armenian nation is our unity.

So, let’s put all our efforts, strength and strength, abilities and talents into developing and empowering the Armenian state, not only staying Armenians and bringing up generations of Armenians, not only through patriotic deeds and Armenia-oriented activities but also through the introduction and implementation of economic projects, even minor projects, even small projects. Let us pave the way for the eternal existence of the Armenian nation together,” President Serzh Sargsyan said at the meeting with the representatives of the Armenian community of Qatar.