Public Radio of Armenia
Sept 20 2006
Arkady Ghukasyan: During the years of independence we have built two states
20.09.2006 18:02
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
"The 15 years of independence were first all years of struggle for real
independence of Armenia. Unfortunately, in any struggle, losses are
inevitable. It is the duty of all of us to pay tribute to those who
sacrificed their lives for our real independence," Defense Minister
Serge Sargsyan says. What did we learn during these 15 years and how
should we continue?
"These 15 years were filled with the joy of success and grief of
failures. These years have taught us that any decision should be
taken in the result of long discussions and considerations, to have
these correspond to the interests our state and people.
Unfortunately, here also we cannot do without mistakes, since every
people passes the path of independence on its own, and it is impossible
to fully repeat the way passed by other nations, Sege Sargsyan told
the journalists.
In NKR Presidnet Arkady Ghukasyan’s words, the real achievement
of the past 15 years was the statehood of the Republic of Armenian
and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. "It is natural that not all of
our problems have been resolved, but I’m sure these will find their
solution If we are united. War takes the best, those who are on the
front line, and we are obliged to build a state that will deserve
their dreams. During these years we have built two states instead
of one, and I think that this is a great achievement. Certainly,
this Armenia and Karabakh are not completely what we desired, but
everything is in our hands and it’s senseless to rely upon others."
In NKR President’s words, if you do not wish war, you must always be
ready for it. He considers that during the years to come the emphasis
should be laid on security issues and the power of the army. "War is
not our choice, this war was imposed to us and we won, but life has
proven that wars never resolve questions. We should try to find the
solutions of our problems in the political field," Arkady Ghukasyan
stated.