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  07, 2013

  Welcoming Statement of President Serzh Sargsyan Addressed to the Participants of the Pan-European Conference on the European Standards of Rule of Law and the Scope of Discretion of Powers in the Member-States of the Council of Europe held in Yerevan   Distinguished Chairman of the European Court of Human Rights, Distinguished Chairman of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, Dear Participants of the Conference, Dear Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, We have initiated this conference in the framework of Armenia’s presidency at the Council of Europe, particularly recognizing the importance of the problems which these days will become the topic of interested discussions by all participants of the Conference....
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  06, 2013

  President’s opening remarks on the issues related to the efficient administration of the budgetary funds and reduction of corruption risks   Good afternoon, Today, we have gathered here to continue our consultations on the issues related to the efficient administration of budgetary funds, enhanced control over the state program currently underway and on breaking free from the bonds of corruption. In recent years, we have held a number of meetings on that issue. I believe, we have succeeded in enforcing considerably the control element and today anyone who conspires to enter into some machinations may not be sure that...
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  06, 2013

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s speech at the Memorial complex of the former Majdanek concentration camp   Dear Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, at the Majdanek Memorial, we bow our heads to the memory of the tens of thousands of innocent victims, the victims the great majority of whom were denied even graves. It is difficult to stay composed while visiting Majdanek, or to struggle with raging emotions and thoughts. However the unique nature of Majdanek and other similar places of human sufferings is probably displayed in the fact that these testaments, which first look...
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  06, 2013

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s speech at the meeting with the representatives of the Armenian-Polish community   Dear Compatriots, Ladies and Gentlemen, I salute you all. I am very happy to be here today in this warm atmosphere, infused with the Armenian spirit, and to meet with the representatives of the Armenian-Polish community. I am also glad that the opportunity has presented itself together with you to reassesses directly the past and present of the centuries-long Armenian-Polish friendship, and to exchange views on the issues which are important for our Motherland and the nation....
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  06, 2013

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s opening remarks at the National Security Council meeting   Good afternoon, Esteemed colleagues, at our today’s meeting, we will discuss issues related to the energy security and institutional strengthening of the local-self-governance. These are important issues. We will continue area by area to find solutions which will enhance the entire process of our state building and will promote the creation of a smoothly and coherently functioning system. Today, difficulties are plenty in Armenia. Nobody argues that. However it is also...
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  05, 2013

  Address by President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on occasion of the Republic day Your Holiness! Generals, officers and soldiers! Dear brothers and sisters! I cordially congratulate you on the occasion of the Republic Day! 95 years ago at Gharakilisa, Bash-Aparan and particularly here, in Sardarapat, we were put to a fatal test. It was a nationwide test for old and young, clergy and military, Dashnaks and Communists, officials and peasantry. All of us. In the last patch of historic Armenia, the last handful of Armenians living in their Fatherland were...