ArmenPress, Armenia
Aug 24 2018


PM Nikol Pashinyan attends closing ceremony of Step Towards Home program



YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol
Pashinyan attended the closing ceremony of Step Towards Home program
in Tsaghkadzor, the PM’s Office told Armenpress.

The program, which launched on August 25, was attended by nearly 400
young Diaspora-Armenians from 25 countries of the world.

“The phrase “native land of my dreams” has been sounded in many songs,
but the most interesting thing is that we have dreamed of a homeland
both within and outside Armenia. I want to state the following: this
dream is already a reality for Armenians living in Armenia, and an era
has come that this dream should start to be a reality also for those
Armenians living abroad, as they are called our compatriots of the
Diaspora. I want that you take with you from here the seed of the
return of your environment, parents and children to Armenia, the
necessity to return to Armenia, the consciousness to return to
Armenia, the love of returning to Armenia, the citizenship of
returning to Armenia since I consider every Armenian a citizen of the
Republic of Armenia, and I have an honor to apply to you as proud
citizens of the Republic of Armenia. It’s time to make our precious
country a reality and it’s very important that each of your families
talk every day about the idea and necessity to return to Armenia. I
once again want to repeat that if not your parents, at least you, if
not you, at least your kids should definitely return to the homeland.
The Diaspora minister said Armenia is a country to love, but I also
want to add that Armenia is a country to live, it’s a country where
one should live, develop, create, strengthen, enrich and to enrich
with ideas, love, future and power. And I am convinced that today we
further strengthen by looking at each other, seeing each other and
loving each other. Therefore, long live the freedom, long live the
Republic of Armenia, we and our kids who are going to live in free and
happy Armenia”, the PM said in his remarks.

Thereafter, he answered to numerous questions of the youth which
mainly related to the establishment of justice in Armenia, the rule of
law, creation of jobs and etc. Nikol Pashinyan said the equality of
everyone before the law is already established in Armenia. “Today
there is no one who can put himself above the law, who can think that
he can have more rights than someone else. The equality of all before
the law is the cornerstone of justice. The key task for us is to
create conditions for the people to develop with work, have progress
and reach welfare. And Armenia becomes a fairer state every day, every
hour”, he added.

The program participants thanked the PM for meeting with them and
answering to their questions.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan