Monday, 21 September 2009
RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan’s Congratulations Message on 18th Anniversary of Armenia’s Independence
Dear compatriots,
I warmly congratulate all of us on our chief State holiday – Independence Day.
For each of us the holiday of independence is an occasion for comprehension of the way gone by the State, success and failure stories, achievements and challenges. This retrospective view is an opportunity to think about the problems faced and anticipate future action.
This is likewise a day of common pride for us. We must push ahead by fostering and strengthening our independence, by making possible and even impossible efforts toward the fulfillment of our long-cherished dream - our legitimate right to living independently. Each of us should feel proud of our people’s unfailing efforts thanks to which Motherland - Armenia has been growing stronger and stronger.
We are actually going through a historical period. The modern world is posing ever new challenges to us. I am convinced that we will cope with them through unity and dedication which were at the heart of our independence.
Dear compatriots, sisters and brothers,
The age of 18 is considered to be the threshold of majority. Today Armenia’s sovereign nationhood is stepping over it along with those who are coevals with our State. I am formulating separate congratulations for our children - those teenagers called “generation of independence,” who happened to be born in the independent Republic of Armenia.
With reiterated congratulations on the day of independence, I wish peace, prosperity and realization of the all-national goals to our country and people.
