Armenpress News Agency, Armenia
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Armenian defense minister's delegation completes visit to Canada


YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. On the last day of the working visit
in Canada the Armenian delegation led by defense minister Vigen
Sargsyan was hosted at Montreal’s AGBU Alex ManoogianSchool, press
service of the ministry told Armenpress.

The defense minister was welcomed by the School students. The kids
performed a small concert at the School’s hall. Minister Vigen
Sargsyan thanked for the warm reception and said during his visits to
other countries he always attaches importance to the meetings in the
Armenian schools since without schools it is impossible to preserve
the Armenian identity.

“Our country is a country with limited territory and not a very large
population. But our people are bearers of a great heritage. Our fight,
meaning of our existence cannot be limited by our country’s territory,
borders or population. We are the bearers of a heritage the creators
of which have dreamed about statehood. Today, when we have a sate, we
should do everything possible for Armenia, the Diaspora and Artsakh to
jointly be able to implement our centuries-old dreams”, the Armenian
defense minister said.

The Armenian delegation thereafter visited the ARF St. Hakob School,
toured the school where the defense minister left a note in the
honorary guest book.

At the end of the visit the delegation paid tribute to the memory of
the Armenian Genocide victims in Montreal.