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  06, 2012

  Speech of President Serzh Sargsyan at the extraordinary session of the Government Dear Colleagues, I congratulate you on your appointment as members of the Government. I believe nobody here doubts that we, together with you, have a lot of hard work to do. The enormous credit of confidence that we received from our voters has doubled our responsibility. I also believe that nobody should doubt the resolve and seriousness with which we are going to take up the work. I call upon you to get ready for a hard but also honorary mission; it is a mission. Winning in the...
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  06, 2012

  Statement by President Serzh Sargsyan at the Soka University of Tokyo I am glad to have this meeting with the faculty and students of the Soka University, and I am grateful for awarding me the title of the Honorary Doctor. First, on behalf of the entire Armenian nation, I would like to express our deepest condolences on the tragic consequences of last year’s earthquake and tsunami. Twenty-five years ago, Armenia went through a similar catastrophe, and we fully understand and share the grief and pain of the Japanese people. In those days, Japan was...
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  05, 2012

  Statement by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of the Fifth Convocation of the RA National Assembly Dear Colleagues, I congratulate you on the occasion of the first session of the Fifth Convocation of the RA National Assembly. I thank all delegates of the previous parliament for their work. From the viewpoint of lawmaking, last five years have been really prolific, and I believe they have laid a good basis for the next five years. Many of you have already become professional lawmakers and will naturally ensure smooth advancement of the National Assembly activities. I also salute all...
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  05, 2012

  Congratulatory Address by President Serzh Sargsyan at the 10th Convention of the Veterans’ Union of the Republic of Armenia I salute the delegates and guests of the 10th Convention of the Veterans’ Union of the Republic of Armenia. The veterans of war and labor for years have been the role models in life and in being a citizen for our society and, particularly, for the young generation. Our motherland, which we rightly take pride in, today is a modern state looking into the future first of all thanks to their heroism and dedication. Living next to us, in the same town or on the same street, sharing...
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  05, 2012

  Congratulatory Address by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of Republic Day Dear Compatriots, I congratulate us all on the occasion of Republic Day. May 28 has been much spoken and written about, and I am confident, it will be referred to many more times. And it is quite natural because it signifies an exceptional event which we had waited for a long time, which we had dreamed about for centuries and for which the best sons of our nation had sacrificed their lives. On that day, we had turned the wheel of history and set the right course. In fact, that...
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  04, 2012

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s Address on the occasion of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day Dear Compatriots, Today we, just as many, many others all over the world, bow to the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. Today, we ascend silently the Tsitsernakaberd hill because the unspeakable had happened. And we engraved nothing on the walls of the Memorial, because there are no words that can express what we are going through. Beloved Armenian nation, In the millennia-old scroll of our history, we have gathered and accrued pages which uncover our past and...