Dear compatriots, Congratulations on the 76th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This is a great holiday that we are justifiably proud of. We have always celebrated it and we will continue to mark this day, since the Armenian people made a huge contribution to the fight against fascism in the 20th century. We suffered huge losses in that struggle. More than 500 thousand Armenians took part in the devastating war in the armies of the Soviet Union and allied nations,...
Thank you first of all for constructive proposals. We had agreed that today’s discussion would be of a technical nature, but ideas have been voiced here, which if overlooked might simply give a wrong impression, therefore, I would like to address a number of issues raised by our colleagues. The first has to do Armenia’s security system. The external security system of the Republic of Armenia did not change before the war and in the wake of it; our security system was supported...
Honorable National Assembly Speaker, Dear Members of Parliament, The My Step parliamentary faction’s leader spoke about the reasons behind today’s special sitting. In fact, yes, we have come together to implement the understandings reached with the leaders of parliamentary factions. Prior to that, discussions were held with the RA President, which resulted in an agreement to hold early parliamentary elections on June 20 this year. Today marks the first stage of the proposed...
Dear people, Proud citizens of the Republic of Armenia, Proud citizens of the Artsakh Republic, Proud Armenians all over the Diaspora, On March 18 this year, following discussions held with the President of Armenia and the leaders of parliamentary factions, I announced my decision to hold early parliamentary elections in the Republic of Armenia on June 20, 2021. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Armenia, early parliamentary elections can be held only when the Prime...
Dear compatriots, As for many decades now, today we are commemorating the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. We pay respect to the 1.5 million martyrs who fell victim to the criminal policies of the Ottoman Empire during World War I. 106 years ago, the first genocide of the 20th century was perpetrated by the Young Turk government in the Ottoman Empire. What happened in those days was described by the great powers as a crime against mankind and human civilization. Millennia...
Dear Colleagues, First of all, I wish to congratulate our Yazidi brothers and sisters on the nice spring holiday and thank them for their efforts aimed at building and developing our common homeland. Happy Yazidi New Year! Honorable National Assembly Speaker, Distinguished Deputy Speakers, Dear members of government and parliament, Dear people, Let me introduce the annual government program performance report for 2020. 2019 was an unprecedented successful year for us, for...
