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PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN VISITED ECHMIADZIN TO PARTICIPATE AT THE FESTIVITIES DEDICATED TO THE TOWN'S DAY
Office of the President of the Republic, Armenia
www.president.am
Oct 11 2011
President Serzh Sargsyan visited today Echmiadzin to participate
at the festivities dedicated to the Town's day. The President of
Armenia visited the recently renovated home-museum of the poet
Hovhaness Hovhannissian, observed the accomplished works and viewed
the exhibition of the museum. The museum staff expressed gratitude
to the President of Armenia for his assistance which made possible
to considerably improve conditions in the museum.
In Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan paid also tribute to the memory of the
heroes who fell in the Artsakh's fight for freedom. Later, President
Sargsyan participated at the official meeting dedicated to the
Town's Day. By the decision of the town Council and on the occasion
of the holiday, Serzh Sargsyan was awarded the title of the Honorary
Citizen of Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia congratulated all
citizens of the town on the occasion of the holiday. In his thank you
remarks he said, "I am greatly honored to become the Honorary Citizen
of this town. It is a great honor first, because Echmiadzin is the
spiritual center of the Armenian nation, second, Echmiadzin is one
of many capitals of our motherland which has millennia-long history,
and last but not the least, because citizens of Echmiadzin made
great contribution to the establishment of our independence. Sons of
Echmiadzin played an indispensable role in defending our motherland. I
would like to also congratulate you all on yesterday's glorious event
- victory of our football team. It comes to prove once again a simple
truth that everything is achievable when we combine our efforts, set a
clear goal and move toward it steadily," the President of Armenia said.
At the meeting with the citizens of Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan
spoke also about the results of the French President's state visit
to Armenia. Noting, that France is a permanent member of G-8 and UN
Security Council, President Sargsyan said that statements made by
the President of that country in Armenia can be neither accidental
nor made with the purpose of pleasing anyone.
"I would like to remind you all, that three years ago we were
reproached for initiating the process of normalization with Turkey.
One of major accusations was that with that initiative we undermine
the question the Armenian Genocide and endanger the process of its
international recognition. As life has proved those accusation were
worthless. I believe, now our fellow citizens have understood that
these accusations are baseless," the President of Armenia underscored.
Office of the President of the Republic, Armenia
www.president.am
Oct 11 2011
President Serzh Sargsyan visited today Echmiadzin to participate
at the festivities dedicated to the Town's day. The President of
Armenia visited the recently renovated home-museum of the poet
Hovhaness Hovhannissian, observed the accomplished works and viewed
the exhibition of the museum. The museum staff expressed gratitude
to the President of Armenia for his assistance which made possible
to considerably improve conditions in the museum.
In Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan paid also tribute to the memory of the
heroes who fell in the Artsakh's fight for freedom. Later, President
Sargsyan participated at the official meeting dedicated to the
Town's Day. By the decision of the town Council and on the occasion
of the holiday, Serzh Sargsyan was awarded the title of the Honorary
Citizen of Echmiadzin. The President of Armenia congratulated all
citizens of the town on the occasion of the holiday. In his thank you
remarks he said, "I am greatly honored to become the Honorary Citizen
of this town. It is a great honor first, because Echmiadzin is the
spiritual center of the Armenian nation, second, Echmiadzin is one
of many capitals of our motherland which has millennia-long history,
and last but not the least, because citizens of Echmiadzin made
great contribution to the establishment of our independence. Sons of
Echmiadzin played an indispensable role in defending our motherland. I
would like to also congratulate you all on yesterday's glorious event
- victory of our football team. It comes to prove once again a simple
truth that everything is achievable when we combine our efforts, set a
clear goal and move toward it steadily," the President of Armenia said.
At the meeting with the citizens of Echmiadzin, Serzh Sargsyan
spoke also about the results of the French President's state visit
to Armenia. Noting, that France is a permanent member of G-8 and UN
Security Council, President Sargsyan said that statements made by
the President of that country in Armenia can be neither accidental
nor made with the purpose of pleasing anyone.
"I would like to remind you all, that three years ago we were
reproached for initiating the process of normalization with Turkey.
One of major accusations was that with that initiative we undermine
the question the Armenian Genocide and endanger the process of its
international recognition. As life has proved those accusation were
worthless. I believe, now our fellow citizens have understood that
these accusations are baseless," the President of Armenia underscored.