• 24

  06, 2009

  Statement by President Serzh Sargsyan at the joint press conference with the President of Georgia Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: Short ago we have concluded negotiations with the President of Georgia and his delegation. We’ve discussed a wide range of bilateral relations, exchanged views on pressing regional and international issues. The two sides underlined that our relations are on a high level. Few peoples in the world can take pride in deep, lasting, and friendly relations such as those between the Armenian and Georgian people. It would be redundant to speak about the...
• 17

  06, 2009

  Press conference of President Serzh Sargsyan and the President of Syria Bashar Al-Asad Statements by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Asad for the press President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan “Ladies and Gentlemen, My wife and I are greatly honored to welcome the President of the Syrian Arab Republic Bashar Al-Asad and Mrs. Asad in Armenia. Our nations have been walking down the intricate and difficult road of history side by side, constantly supporting each other and creating common cultural heritage....
• 28

  05, 2009

  President Serzh Sargsyan answers journalist’s quiestions May 28, 2009 Sardarapat Mister President, your congratulatory address on the occasion of Republic Day carries the message of the need to open a new page and calls to secure national unity. In this context, will you be exercising your constitutional right to declare amnesty? President Sargsyan: Last time, general amnesty was declared in our Republic in 2006. If in these three years our society has reached a point when a new amnesty is deemed necessary, I am definitely ready...
• 24

  04, 2009

  Interview of Mr. Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia to Russia Today TV Alexander Gurnov: Good evening, Mr. President. Thank you for accepting our interview invitation. The first question, I would like to address is the following: what is the meaning of the date of April 24 for you as the President of the Republic of Armenia. Serzh Sargsyan: Good afternoon! The history of the people of Armenia is calculated in thousands of years. Throughout that history we’ve had victories and defeats; we have had gains and losses. But throughout our history there is...
• 23

  04, 2009

  Interview of President Serzh Sargsyan to "The Wall Street Journal" The Wall Street Journal: Opening up Armenia's border with Turkey matters for Armenia, but why does it also matter for the region, for the U.S. or Russia? Mr. Sargsyan: I think the reason is straightforward, the fewer obstacles and artificial barriers the better for everyone. I believe it is also a very natural desire to see the last closed border of Europe opened. And thirdly, I believe for the U.S. and Russia and everybody else it's extremely important to see stability...
• 10

  04, 2009

  Press conference of President Serzh Sargsyan marking his one year in office President Sargsyan – I am glad to have this meeting and would like to propose to start the press conference without further ado. Shant TV – Mister President, the conclusion of your first year in office coincided with the appearances in Armenia of the global economic crisis traits. It is said that due to a number of factors this one year was not short of serious situations and problems. How would you describe this one year in office and in general, what are in your opinion the greatest...