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  09, 2012

  Congratulatory remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at the reception organized in honor of the Armenian Chess Team – three time Olympian Champions   Dear Compatriots, Ladies and Gentlemen, I once again cordially congratulate the members of the Armenian Chess Team, trainers and our entire nation on winning for the third time the champion title at the World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Very few countries have been able to register success like this one in the history of the Chess Olympiads, and that fact fills our hearts with pride. To be more precise, only teams of the Soviet Union, Russia and Armenia won the...
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  09, 2012

  President Sargsyan’s remarks at the meeting with the OSCE Ambassadors Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am glad to greet you in the Presidential Palace and welcome you to Armenia. OSCE is a very important organization for Armenia not only because this Organization has in its framework several institutions – the Minsk Group, the High-level Planning Group, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office’s Personal Representative – all of them dealing with the Nagorno Karabakh problem, but also because the OSCE principles and the...
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  08, 2012

  Remarks by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the Meeting with the Heads of Diplomatic Missions Accredited in the Republic of Armenia   Distinguished Ambassadors: Unfortunately today we invited you to the President’s Office on an extraordinary occasion. As you should know, an officer of the Azeri military who had killed Armenian officer Gurgen Margaryan, was transferred to Azerbaijan. The President of Azerbaijan – and we have been warning about it – has immediately granted pardon to him. This has happened because the Government of Hungary, a member State of the European Union and NATO,...
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  08, 2012

  Opening remarks by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting of the RA National Security Council You already know what has happened: the brigand, who murdered Gurgen Margarian, was returned by the Hungarian authorities to Azerbaijan and President Aliev granted pardon to that murderer. We clearly will not tolerate that and have to decide on our future steps. First, it was explicit and has already been done – the RA Minister of Defense and Chief of Staff have ordered special alert. It is a necessary condition. Second, Gorik Gurgenovich, (Head of the RA National Security...
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  07, 2012

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan at the reception organized by the Armenian community and church council of Britain   Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Compatriots, I am very happy to welcome the representatives of the British-Armenian community in such a warm environment. I believe it is very enjoyable and constructive that we have met today to converse and exchange views. Each member of the world-spread Armenian nation is a maker of our national unity. Each of you, without exception, is the sower of our common future. We will become stronger through our unity, our togetherness, our resolve to...
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  07, 2012

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s Address to the Armenian participants to the Olympic Games   Dear Athletes and Trainers, Armenia is yet again will be represented through its delegation at the most important global sporting competition – Summer Olympic Games. I am confident that you will represent our country with honor, conducting a fair competition, showing your skills and mastery at their best, and will defend the Armenian colors with dignity. You certainly realize that your performances will be watched closely by our compatriots in Armenia and in...