Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan met with the President of the Republic Vahagn Khachaturyan and congratulated him on his 65th birthday.
In his speech, the Prime Minister noted. “Dear Mr. President, let me congratulate you on your 65th birthday. I sent a message on the occasion of your birthday, but I wanted to deliver that message to you in person. I want to congratulate and say that I highly appreciate your activity in the position of President and, in general, the public political activity that you have had in the Republic of Armenia since the first day of our country’s foundation.
I also want to thank you for the support that you have shown and are showing to the Government. We make difficult decisions, and it is also very important that the Government and I feel your support in all cases when, also as a result of joint discussions, we come to the conclusion that the given decision stems from the interests of the Republic of Armenia and corresponds to the interests of the Republic of Armenia.
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But I don’t want to spice up this visit on festive event with political texts, especially given that today we already had the opportunity to discuss the ongoing processes. Once again, I want to congratulate, thank you, wish you health and continued activity for the benefit of the Republic of Armenia.”
In his turn, Vahagn Khachaturyan noted. “Mr. Prime Minister, thank you. Thanks for the congratulations.
Age should always be estimated in relation to the year itself, it doesn’t matter if you are 65 or 60. Everyone has their role and place. And now, at this age, I feel that I have the opportunity to make such important decisions for our country together with you, the Government, and the National Assembly.
Also, as a result of my meetings, impressions or conclusions, I want to assure you that the initiative that you personally started later became an approach, a principle, especially in the matter of finding a way to live peacefully with neighbors. And you found that form, it was those delimitation works.
And be sure that the work being done by you, the Government and the people who are personally engaged in this work today, at this moment, is appreciated by our compatriots, dignified citizens of the Republic of Armenia, by those people who want to live in free, independent, sovereign Armenia.
I have the right today, on this very birthday, to make a little more emphasis in that direction because, after all, what we started in 1988 was the trend. It’s true, maybe we didn’t realize then that the road to a free, independent Armenia would be so long, but today we have the chance. I urge you to continue making this opportunity a reality. Making it a reality already depends on us, specifically on you, on the government, on me as the President of the Republic of Armenia, and on our citizens. And addressing our citizens, I want to say: believe that neither Nikol Pashinyan, nor the Government, nor any other official will take such responsibility on his shoulders to take an illegal step, making a decision to surrender even one millimeter from the Republic of Armenia.
We know that border, that red line. We, also under your leadership, are doing everything to really establish long-term peace with our neighbors, the Republic of Azerbaijan. I thank you once again.”
INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA