"IN ARMENIA WORKERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TREATED WITH PARTICULAR RESPECT": ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SERGE SARGSIAN’S MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATION ON OCCASION OF LABOR DAY

Noyan Tapan
May 1, 2008

YEREVAN, MAY 1, NOYAN TAPAN. The Armenian president Serge Sargsian
addressed the citizens of the country with a message of congratulation
on the occasion of Labor Day. The message reads:

"Dear compatriots,

I congratulate you on Labor Day.

May 1st is traditionally celebrated as the holiday of workers. In
Armenia workers have always been treated with particular respect. May
1st is the holiday of those who by their hard day-to-day work
contribute to the country’s progress by developing the Armenian
economy.

We are aware that today the workers of our country have serious
expectations from the new authorities in such issues as job creation,
the improvement of the labor market, the legal regulation of labor
relations, and a rise in salaries. All these problems are in the
center of our attention and will be solved.

Congratulating you on May 1st, I wish you peaceful and creative work
for the welfare of your families and our country".