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  12, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s New Year Address Dear Compatriots, In a few minutes we will together celebrate the arrival of the New Year. We are turning yet another page of the history of independent Armenia, which was full of achievements and inspiring episodes as well as complex events and tough situations. Year 2008 was a year of changes, a year of making difficult and responsible decisions; our country and our people were compelled to face the most serious problems and a number of challenges. First, it was the elections and...
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  12, 2008

  Speech by President Serzh Sargsyan on occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Spitak earthquake Your Holiness, Distinguished Mr. Kocharyan, Dear compatriots, Dear guests, Today is the 20th anniversary of the worst natural disaster in our contemporary history, the catastrophic Spitak earthquake. This disaster that brought loss and tragic pain from the earthquake epicenter in Shirakamut echoed in the heart of every single human being, and united the entire mankind under the slogan, “For you, Armenia” regardless of geographic distance, despite realities of the Cold War,...
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  11, 2008

  Speech by President Sargsyan on the occasion of the gold victory of the men’s national chess team at the World Chess Olympiad Dear Compatriots, I congratulate all of us on the occasion of the brilliant victory of the Armenia’s national team at the World Chess Olympiad. It is a celebration for all of us, for me it’s a triple celebration. I would like to speak as the President of Armenia, as the President of the Armenian Chess Federation and as a chess devotee, who was waiting yesterday, just like everybody else, for our team to win. I am confident that had there be such a chance all the Armenians would have...
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  11, 2008

  President Serzh Sargsyan’s speech at the meeting with the representatives of the Armenian-Belgian community 5 November, 2008 Brussels Dear Compatriots, Ladies and Gentlemen: I am happy to meet with the representatives of the Armenian community of Belgium and communicate with our compatriots whose true devotion contributes to the empowerment of our Motherland. Thanks to you all, the Armenian people not only have a representation here, at the capital of the United Europe, but also a dynamically developing community which embodies the best traditions of the preservation of the Armenian...
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  10, 2008

  Speech by President Serzh Sargsyan at the opening of the “Russian Square” Speech by President Serzh Sargsyan at the opening of the “Russian Square” Mr. President, Dear Guests, Once again, welcome to Armenia, welcome to Yerevan. Today is a wonderful and emblematic day: at the very heart of Yerevan, in the presence of the President of the Russian Federation, we are opening the Russian Square. And this event reminds once again about the deep roots that unite the two peoples. The great people of Russia made an exclusive contribution to the...
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  10, 2008

  Address by President Serzh Sargsyan to the People of Armenia and the National Assembly Distinguished members of the National Assembly, Dear Compatriots, Esteemed Guests, Guided by paragraph 1 of the Article 55 of the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, I am addressing today our people and the National Assembly. In my election platform you will find a passage which states: “We will be open for constructive proposals and cooperation, attaching also importance to the constitutional institute of addressing the people and the National Assembly.” Today, starting that new...