ArmenPress
Sept 20 2004
PRIME MINISTER ANDRANIK MARGARIAN’S ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF
INDEPENDENCE DAY
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS: Armenian prime minister
Andranik Margarian addressed today a complimentary message to his
country fellows on the occasion of Independence Day, marked on
September 21. It runs as follows:
“Dear country fellows, I extend my congratulations to you on the
occasion of Armenia’s Independence Day. After making their choice
thirteen years ago our people set to the devoted work of building and
strengthening an independent and democratic state. The road to it was
not easy and at different periods we faced numerous difficulties,
which are not few now, but our unbending will and the ability to
unite our efforts at crucial times for solving out national problems,
and the desire to live freely in our homeland have helped us to
surmount them. The civilized nations are faced today by new
challenges in the restless world, which threaten to escalate further
the situation, to stir up new clashes among nations and states. By
showing our intolerance towards such phenomena and in close
cooperation with all interested nations we have to be at the same
time as prudent as possible to keep our newly independent state
immune from such dangers.
I am confident that by joining our efforts in Armenia, Nagorno
Karabagh and Diaspora we shall be able to withstand all ordeals and
challenges. By strengthening our state we pay respect to our
dedicated heroes, who sacrificed their lives to pave the way for our
independence.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress