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PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN'S ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION DAY
armradio.am
24.04.2012 10:34
Dear Compatriots,
Today we, just as many, many others all over the world, bow to the
memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. Today,
we ascend silently the Tsitsernakaberd hill because the unspeakable
had happened. And we engraved nothing on the walls of the Memorial,
because there are no words that can express what we are going through.
Beloved Armenian nation,
In the millennia-old scroll of our history, we have gathered and
accrued pages which uncover our past and open up our future, which
reveal the integrity of our national identity and our uniqueness.
Unfortunately, these pages are not about victories and triumphs only.
The day of remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Genocide - April
24th clad in black - is not only the day of our nationwide grief but
also the day of our stubborn passion for life and our moral character.
It was our unyielding memory that made possible Sardarapat in 1918,
that made possible the free and independent Armenia and Artsakh,
and the Armenian Diaspora standing by us.
Brothers and Sisters,
This day will pass, and we will carry on with our daily lives; however,
there are moments in the spinning of times when we are especially
united, unified, indivisible and indestructible. This day is one of
those moments when the entire nation rallies around the unification
of our homeland.
2015 commemorates not only the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide; it will also commemorate the anniversary of our memory and
our resolve "to live many more millennia and a hundred years." We
stand as masters by what we created, we didn't forget what we were
dispossessed of and will never forget it because we are the masters
of all of that. We are not lobotomized amnesiacs; we are the very
country of Armenia.
As a symbol of our undiminishing memory and pledge of life, we aspire
to build in our capital Yerevan the Saint Martyrs Church for the
memory of our martyrs and innocent victims of all times. We will do
it together, the entire nation, looking into the future.
Together, again, we will strengthen our State, our Armenian homeland
and together, yet again, we will pass to the future generations
the memories of our added victories. Together means old and young,
a farmer and an intellectual, the Armenians both living in Diaspora
and in our homeland and first and foremost it means a State, which
will never again allow another genocidal act or action against any
Armenian, against any human being.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
armradio.am
24.04.2012 10:34
Dear Compatriots,
Today we, just as many, many others all over the world, bow to the
memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. Today,
we ascend silently the Tsitsernakaberd hill because the unspeakable
had happened. And we engraved nothing on the walls of the Memorial,
because there are no words that can express what we are going through.
Beloved Armenian nation,
In the millennia-old scroll of our history, we have gathered and
accrued pages which uncover our past and open up our future, which
reveal the integrity of our national identity and our uniqueness.
Unfortunately, these pages are not about victories and triumphs only.
The day of remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Genocide - April
24th clad in black - is not only the day of our nationwide grief but
also the day of our stubborn passion for life and our moral character.
It was our unyielding memory that made possible Sardarapat in 1918,
that made possible the free and independent Armenia and Artsakh,
and the Armenian Diaspora standing by us.
Brothers and Sisters,
This day will pass, and we will carry on with our daily lives; however,
there are moments in the spinning of times when we are especially
united, unified, indivisible and indestructible. This day is one of
those moments when the entire nation rallies around the unification
of our homeland.
2015 commemorates not only the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide; it will also commemorate the anniversary of our memory and
our resolve "to live many more millennia and a hundred years." We
stand as masters by what we created, we didn't forget what we were
dispossessed of and will never forget it because we are the masters
of all of that. We are not lobotomized amnesiacs; we are the very
country of Armenia.
As a symbol of our undiminishing memory and pledge of life, we aspire
to build in our capital Yerevan the Saint Martyrs Church for the
memory of our martyrs and innocent victims of all times. We will do
it together, the entire nation, looking into the future.
Together, again, we will strengthen our State, our Armenian homeland
and together, yet again, we will pass to the future generations
the memories of our added victories. Together means old and young,
a farmer and an intellectual, the Armenians both living in Diaspora
and in our homeland and first and foremost it means a State, which
will never again allow another genocidal act or action against any
Armenian, against any human being.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress