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Ashot Melkonyan: Independence was God's grace
21.09.2012 17:26
Nvard Davtyan
`Radiolur'
Today we celebrate the 21st anniversary of Armenia's Independence.
With an overwhelming majority of the votes, the people of Armenia
decided to withdraw from USSR and create an independent state.
The restoration of statehood and the 21 years of independence are an
evidence of the fact that we have finally reached the psychology of
living free, Director of the History Institute Ashot Melkonyan said in
an interview with `Radiolur.'
The process of establishment of independent statehood started on
August 23, 1990 by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at
the first sitting of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia.
The decision of the Supreme Council was further consolidated by the
referendum held on September 21, 1991.
94.99% of the voters said they would like Armenia to be an independent
and democratic state outside the USSR, which marked the start of the
history of the third Republic of Armenia.
According to Ashot Mekonyan, during the 21 years of independence we've
not managed to understand a very important thing: the independence has
not been served on tray. `It was a hard path our people passed. Many
consider we were not ready for that independence in 1991, but in
reality there were forces, social layers, which managed to prepare
that independence,' he said.
Ashot Melkonyan says the army has been the greatest achievement of the
third republic. `The restoration of statehood and the 21 years of
independence are an evidence of the fact that we have finally reached
the psychology of living free.' According to him, there is a
perception of the exceptional value of independence among us,
especially the youth.
According to the historian, `the independence was God's grace, a
chance to restore our statehood long after we lost it.'
21.09.2012 17:26
Nvard Davtyan
`Radiolur'
Today we celebrate the 21st anniversary of Armenia's Independence.
With an overwhelming majority of the votes, the people of Armenia
decided to withdraw from USSR and create an independent state.
The restoration of statehood and the 21 years of independence are an
evidence of the fact that we have finally reached the psychology of
living free, Director of the History Institute Ashot Melkonyan said in
an interview with `Radiolur.'
The process of establishment of independent statehood started on
August 23, 1990 by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at
the first sitting of the Supreme Council of the Republic of Armenia.
The decision of the Supreme Council was further consolidated by the
referendum held on September 21, 1991.
94.99% of the voters said they would like Armenia to be an independent
and democratic state outside the USSR, which marked the start of the
history of the third Republic of Armenia.
According to Ashot Mekonyan, during the 21 years of independence we've
not managed to understand a very important thing: the independence has
not been served on tray. `It was a hard path our people passed. Many
consider we were not ready for that independence in 1991, but in
reality there were forces, social layers, which managed to prepare
that independence,' he said.
Ashot Melkonyan says the army has been the greatest achievement of the
third republic. `The restoration of statehood and the 21 years of
independence are an evidence of the fact that we have finally reached
the psychology of living free.' According to him, there is a
perception of the exceptional value of independence among us,
especially the youth.
According to the historian, `the independence was God's grace, a
chance to restore our statehood long after we lost it.'