Prime Minister Congratulates Chess Players With Victory

PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES CHESS PLAYERS WITH VICTORY

Panorama.am
15:16 07/11/2007

The prime minister yesterday sent a congratulation note to the
chess players of the Armenian women and men national teams on the
victory. "Here, in the motherland, we already know about the final
result of European chess tournament. We know about bright victory and
hard victories. We know that our expectations have been justified,"
Serzh Sargsyan noted.

In his words, the tournament ran with difficulties.

"We witnessed even pessimistic forecasts. However, your will to be
committed and win by all means testifies that Armenian spirit is hard
to win and our belief is hard to bend. Dear sportsmen and coaches,
I congratulate you with the wonderful result and strong will power
demonstrated at the European chess team tournament. I am proud with
you and I believe in all your victories," the address says.

Armenian men’s group won a silver medal with a score of 21 and
the women’s group won a bronze medal with a score of 21 at the
tournament. In both cases, Russian teams are in the leading position.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS