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  10, 2013

  Statement of Serzh Sargsyan the President of the Republic of Armenia in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe       Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Honorable Members of the Assembly, I am glad for this opportunity to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe—our Organization that represents 800 million Europeans. It is a particular honor and responsibility for my country to hold, for the first time ever, the Chairmanship in the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. During this six-month Chairmanship, we have aspired to make a...
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  09, 2013

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s statement at the opening of the Bishops’ Synod of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church   “Your Holiness Garegin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Your Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Your Eminences, I am glad to be here, at the Armenian spiritual center, at the Holy See of Mother Etchmiadzin which is precious to us all. I cordially welcome you all, all Bishops of the Armenian Church and particularly spiritual leaders who have arrived to the blessed soil of our Motherland from the remote Armenian communities...
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  09, 2013

  Statement of President Serzh Sargsyan at the closed meeting of the leaders of CSTO Council   Distinguished Colleagues, I would like to start from the words of gratitude addressed to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin for the hospitality and excellent conditions created for our work. Armenia is approaching the issue of the further development of the Collective Security Treaty Organization – the guarantor of security for its members – from the standpoint of sovereignty and independence, enhanced defense capabilities of our states and creation of adequate...
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  09, 2013

  Congratulatory Address by President Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of Independence Day   Your Holiness, Distinguished President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, My Fellow Compatriots, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of Independence Day. For the last twenty-two years, we have been traveling a new road, which has often appeared narrow and rocky just as our mountain pathways. We have been moving forward cautiously and prudently because we carry great responsibility on our shoulders. The is the...
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  09, 2013

  Remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at the “Raoul Wallenberg 100 Anniversary” Medal award ceremony   Distinguished Mr. Tenembaum, Ladies and Gentlemen, The “Raoul Wallenberg 100 Anniversary” Medal for me is not only a great honor but it also holds a special meaning. It embodies the noble values of humanity and courageous spirit which are professed by the Armenian people. The sons of the Armenian nation, who didn’t adapt to and didn’t tolerate the gravest crimes in the human history, were guided by these very values. They put their lives in peril to...
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  08, 2013

  Remarks by President Serzh Sargsyan at the meeting with the schoolchildren and students of excellent academic record and prize-winners of the Olympiads   Dear Friends, I am glad to have this meeting with you today and I am extremely pleased to welcome you at the Presidential Palace. After being elected President of the Republic of Armenia in 2008, I promised to hold meetings with the medal winner graduates of the schools and medals winners of the international science Olympiads. Please be assured that no matter how busy I am and regardless of the number of small and large problems to be addressed, I will keep my word and every...