Armenian president congratulates nation on Republic Day

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
28 May 05

[Presenter] The independence day of the first Armenian Republic is
celebrated as Republic Day in our country. Armenian President Robert
Kocharyan has congratulated the republic’s population.

The birth of the Republic of Armenia was the embodiment of our
people’s centuries-long struggle and aspirations, which was made
possible by the great sacrifices and first of all by the victory of
May 1918.

The restoration of Armenian statehood was not only of historical, but
also of moral and crucial importance for the fate of the Armenian
people, the Armenian president says in his congratulatory letter.

According to Kocharyan, freedom, the rise in national self-awareness
and the formation of state structures served as directions that
prepared and predetermined the political prospects of the country.