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  10, 2015

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan at the 31st Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie Honorable Chairperson of the conference, Mrs. Secretary-General, Dear heads of delegation, Ladies and gentlemen, I am greatly honored to herald the beginning of this representative meeting, the 31st Ministerial Conference of the International Organization of La Francophonie. This is an exceptional event for our country, and Armenia is hosting the members of the great Francophone family with the same exceptional sincerity and devotion. This conference is a wonderful chance for all of...
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  10, 2015

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan to the representatives of the U.S. Expert Community at the Carnegie Endowment Honorable Mr. Burns; Dear Attendees; Ladies and Gentlemen; I am greatly honored to be a guest at the Carnegie Endowment—a respectable institution with rich traditions. I am glad to have this opportunity to share my views and concerns on the foreign policy and international relations of the Republic of Armenia with this academic audience, and I expect open and impartial discussions. The horrendous tragedies of the last century—destructive wars, genocides, an...
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  09, 2015

  Remarks by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the Congressional Luncheon Eminencies, Honorable Chairman Royce, Distinguished Members of the Congress, Distinguished Messrs. Eurnekian and Tenenbaum, It is a great honor for me to be here today. This gathering is paying tribute not only to the victims, survivors, and their descendants, but also to the entire Armenian people. This is equally an expression of respect for all nations that have ever gone through the ordeal which is genocide. This provides yet another opportunity to state that tolerance,...
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  09, 2015

  Statement by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly   Distinguished President Lykketoft, I congratulate you upon election to the honorable post of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. I am confident that under your able leadership this jubilee Session will meet expectations we all harbor. Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I also congratulate all of us upon the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. The establishment of this Organization had been one of the greatest achievements of the...
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  09, 2015

  Statement by the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan at the UN Peacekeeping summit   Dear Colleagues, I thank President Obama for the initiative of this summit, which is of pivotal importance from the international security perspective. Despite the immense efforts directed by the international community toward prevention of conflicts and their peaceful resolution, peace and security remain fragile and vulnerable. I am glad to note that despite the present tensions on our borders, Armenia’s engagement in the area of international peacekeeping has...
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  09, 2015

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of Independence Day   Your Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians, Distinguished President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, Honorable guests, Fellow compatriots, I congratulate all of us on the occasion of Independence Day. The Armenian people’s millennial march has filled each page of our calendar with countless memories, has filled it with tears of joy and pain of loss, has filled it with resolve to struggle and heroes’ challenge, has filled it with prayers of hopeless nights...