NA CHAIRMAN TIGRAN TOROSYAN’S ADDRESS ON THE OCCASION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY
Public Radio of Armenia
Sept 21 2006
Chairman of RA National Assembly Tigran Torosyan issued an address on
the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Independence of the Republic
of Armenia. The message says, in particular, "One and half decades
of independence have been full of hardest trials and struggle, great
losses and hardship, at the same time being a period of great victories
and achievements, self-determination and revaluation of national
identity. Due to the endless firmness of our people we managed to
resist all the difficulties, and today we have two Armenian states,
a full-fledged National Army, which successfully defends our borders,
an economy with firm roots. On this extremely cherished holiday for
all of us we should state also there are still many challenges and
problems on the way towards the fulfillment of the dreams of the
numerous generations of our people – international recognition of
the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, provision for the prosperous life of
the people, establishment of a social, legal and democratic state,
full integration into the international community.
Independence is an utmost happiness and a great responsibility."