Today is the Independence Day of Armenia, which commemorates its freedom in 1991.
It has a population of 3.2 million people. Its capital and largest city is Yerevan.
Located at an intersection of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, Armenia is a landlocked country bordered to the west by Turkey, to the north by Georgia, to the east by Azerbaijan, and to the south by Iran and the Nakhchivan exclave of Azerbaijan.
Armenia is a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the World Trade Organization, and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation.
The economy of Armenia is heavily dependent on remittances by Armenians working abroad. Agriculture remains an important economic sector, accounting for 40% of the country’s employment. The country also produces copper, gold, zinc, and lead.
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We greet the people and government of Armenia led by Their Excellencies, President Serzh Azati Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs Eduard Nalbandian, Minister of Justice Hrayr Tovmasian, and its Consulate in the Philippines led by Consul Jose M. Periquet, Jr., on the occasion of its Independence Day. CONGRATULATIONS AND MABUHAY!
Manila, Philippines
