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Robert Kocharian: 15th anniversary of Armenian Army is national celebration
27.01.2007 14:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On the occasion of 15th anniversary of the Armenian
Army President Robert Kocharian awarded a number of Armenian
servicemen with military ranks, as well as governmental medals and
orders. Speaking on the awarding ceremony, the head of the state
underlined that the 15th anniversary of the Armenian Army is a
national celebration. `It is a personal celebration for me, as well as
for everyone of you. We have met with many of you in a quite another
status, another environment and situations.
Those were cruel years, but alongside they were heroic days for our
nation and history of our country. We recall those years and victory
with pride, which was reached by joint efforts,’ stated the president,
adding that such an army is a pride for every Armenian. Kocharian
stressed that the establishing process of the Armenian statehood has
begun with formation of the Armenian Army. `These were the conditions
of establishing the Independent Armenia.
Those conditions were imposed on us, but it is the fate of our nation
and we are responsible for it,’ stated the president. In his words,
today the stable development of the country directly depends on the
situation in the army, its efficiency, and first of all, it proceeds
from the physical and spiritual readiness of soldiers and modern
armament. And all these directly must be provided by generals and
officers of the Army, as well as it is a moral responsibility of every
Armenian. `I’d like to congratulate on the occasion of the 15th
anniversary of the Armenian Army and wish all of us peace, which is a
precondition for stable development and progress,’ concluded the
president, IA Regnum reports.