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TIGRAN SARGSIAN: WE SHOULD HAVE A STRONG ARMENIA TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT ITS COMPATRIOTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Noyan Tapan
Jan 19, 2010
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian
visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex on January 19, on
the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians
committed in Baku, to pay a tribute of his respect to crime's victims.
According to the RA government Information and Public Relations
Department, the Prime Minister and officials accompanying him laid a
wreath to the memorial for the victims. The visitors laid a wreath to
the commemorative cross-stone, stood in a minute's silence in victims'
memory and participated in the requiem ceremony.
T. Sargsian in his speech, in particular, said:
"Today is a day of commemoration, meditation and learning lessons
for us. Twenty years ago our compatriots were killed in Baku only
because they were Armenian. When paying the tribute of our respect to
the victims we should accentuate this circumstance without fail. Our
meditations are whether the Armenians spread throughout the world are
protected today, whether our dream to independently master out fate
has completely come true today, whether there are no new dangers,
new threats and whether we have a guarantee that there will be no
new massacres, that our compatriots spread throughout the world will
not be persecuted only because they are Armenian, they want to be
Armenian irrespective of the place of their residence. The lesson
we should learn from history is the following: the only reliable
guarantee that we will be able to solve our national problems and will
exist as a people, as a nation is our mighty, independent state. Our
only guarantee is that we should have a strong Armenia to be able
to protect its compatriots, its citizens throughout the world. The
lesson we learnt is also that we should be consolidated and cooperate
around our national issues as we should realize very well that we
have serious dangers and challenges in the future. The evidence of
all this is not only the Baku massacres committed twenty years ago but
also the current situation, Azerbaijan's official policy of agitating
hatred for Armenians. It means we are obliged to be alert. By paying
the tribute of our respect to innocent victims' memory we should
realize very well the formula of solving our national problems in
the Armenian world. It is strengthening of the national statehood,
mighty, strong, independent, free Republic of Armenia."
Noyan Tapan
Jan 19, 2010
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian
visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex on January 19, on
the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the massacres of Armenians
committed in Baku, to pay a tribute of his respect to crime's victims.
According to the RA government Information and Public Relations
Department, the Prime Minister and officials accompanying him laid a
wreath to the memorial for the victims. The visitors laid a wreath to
the commemorative cross-stone, stood in a minute's silence in victims'
memory and participated in the requiem ceremony.
T. Sargsian in his speech, in particular, said:
"Today is a day of commemoration, meditation and learning lessons
for us. Twenty years ago our compatriots were killed in Baku only
because they were Armenian. When paying the tribute of our respect to
the victims we should accentuate this circumstance without fail. Our
meditations are whether the Armenians spread throughout the world are
protected today, whether our dream to independently master out fate
has completely come true today, whether there are no new dangers,
new threats and whether we have a guarantee that there will be no
new massacres, that our compatriots spread throughout the world will
not be persecuted only because they are Armenian, they want to be
Armenian irrespective of the place of their residence. The lesson
we should learn from history is the following: the only reliable
guarantee that we will be able to solve our national problems and will
exist as a people, as a nation is our mighty, independent state. Our
only guarantee is that we should have a strong Armenia to be able
to protect its compatriots, its citizens throughout the world. The
lesson we learnt is also that we should be consolidated and cooperate
around our national issues as we should realize very well that we
have serious dangers and challenges in the future. The evidence of
all this is not only the Baku massacres committed twenty years ago but
also the current situation, Azerbaijan's official policy of agitating
hatred for Armenians. It means we are obliged to be alert. By paying
the tribute of our respect to innocent victims' memory we should
realize very well the formula of solving our national problems in
the Armenian world. It is strengthening of the national statehood,
mighty, strong, independent, free Republic of Armenia."