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10, 2011
President Serzh Sargsyan visited Echmiadzin to participate at the festivities dedicated to the Town’s day
President Serzh Sargsyan visited today Echmiadzin to participate at the festivities dedicated to the Town’s day. The President of Armenia visited the recently renovated home-museum of the poet Hovhaness Hovhannissian, observed the accomplished works and viewed the exhibition of the museum. The museum staff expressed gratitude to the President of Armenia for his assistance which made possible to considerably improve conditions in the museum.
In Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan paid also tribute to the memory of the heroes who fell in the Artsakh’s fight for freedom. Later, President Sargsyan participated at the official meeting dedicated to the Town’s Day. By the decision of the town Council and on the occasion of the holiday, Serzh Sargsyan was awarded the title of the Honorary Citizen of Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia congratulated all citizens of the town on the occasion of the holiday. In his thank you remarks he said, “I am greatly honored to become the Honorary Citizen of this town. It is a great honor first, because Echmiadzin is the spiritual center of the Armenian nation, second, Echmiadzin is one of many capitals of our motherland which has millennia-long history, and last but not the least, because citizens of Echmiadzin made great contribution to the establishment of our independence. Sons of Echmiadzin played an indispensable role in defending our motherland. I would like to also congratulate you all on yesterday’s glorious event – victory of our football team. It comes to prove once again a simple truth that everything is achievable when we combine our efforts, set a clear goal and move toward it steadily,” the President of Armenia said.
At the meeting with the citizens of Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan spoke also about the results of the French President’s state visit to Armenia. Noting, that France is a permanent member of G-8 and UN Security Council, President Sargsyan said that statements made by the President of that country in Armenia can be neither accidental nor made with the purpose of pleasing anyone.
“I would like to remind you all, that three years ago we were reproached for initiating the process of normalization with Turkey. One of major accusations was that with that initiative we undermine the question the Armenian Genocide and endanger the process of its international recognition. As life has proved those accusation were worthless. I believe, now our fellow citizens have understood that these accusations are baseless,” the President of Armenia underscored.
In Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan paid also tribute to the memory of the heroes who fell in the Artsakh’s fight for freedom. Later, President Sargsyan participated at the official meeting dedicated to the Town’s Day. By the decision of the town Council and on the occasion of the holiday, Serzh Sargsyan was awarded the title of the Honorary Citizen of Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia congratulated all citizens of the town on the occasion of the holiday. In his thank you remarks he said, “I am greatly honored to become the Honorary Citizen of this town. It is a great honor first, because Echmiadzin is the spiritual center of the Armenian nation, second, Echmiadzin is one of many capitals of our motherland which has millennia-long history, and last but not the least, because citizens of Echmiadzin made great contribution to the establishment of our independence. Sons of Echmiadzin played an indispensable role in defending our motherland. I would like to also congratulate you all on yesterday’s glorious event – victory of our football team. It comes to prove once again a simple truth that everything is achievable when we combine our efforts, set a clear goal and move toward it steadily,” the President of Armenia said.
At the meeting with the citizens of Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan spoke also about the results of the French President’s state visit to Armenia. Noting, that France is a permanent member of G-8 and UN Security Council, President Sargsyan said that statements made by the President of that country in Armenia can be neither accidental nor made with the purpose of pleasing anyone.
“I would like to remind you all, that three years ago we were reproached for initiating the process of normalization with Turkey. One of major accusations was that with that initiative we undermine the question the Armenian Genocide and endanger the process of its international recognition. As life has proved those accusation were worthless. I believe, now our fellow citizens have understood that these accusations are baseless,” the President of Armenia underscored.