Address of the Third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of New Year and Holly Christmas
Compatriots,
Today, we are bidding farewell to yet another year which has been full of challenges, losses and hardship that, unfortunately, did not remain in the past. We are entering a new year with problems which are multiple and worries which are numerous. We, however, do not lose boundless vitality and infinite optimism typical for our nation which I wish were well-founded.
At this difficult juncture, which is full of threats and trials for our nation and our state, it is imperative to be vigilant and alert, do not believe the new, blatant lies of the current rulers of Armenia, who have put the country on the edge of distruction, do not trust their hollow promises but look into the facts and facts only. We need to distinguish between truth and lies, we cannot tolerate the usurpers who babble of peace ceaselessly but threw the country into the claws of an endless war, who made our country suffer a shamefull defeat in the 44-day war, who surrendered Artsakh to the enemy, who conceded territories of Armenia, who are crazed with the obsession to hold on to their power, the authorities which are ready to do everything to whitewash their defeat in the war. They have no shame, they have to scruples, they have no integrity, no honor and, ultimately, they have no Fatherland.
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Today, let us be in person or in our minds, with all our heart and soul with the families of our martyrs who gave their lives in the Artsakh Liberation War, who sacrified their lives to defend Armenia; let us give support and care to thousands of our compatriots who have lost their homes; let us be in Erablur and Tsitsernakaberd, Dadivank and Amaras, Gandzasar and Ghazanchechots. The power of thoughts is mighty, and let our prayers reach those places which are sacred and precious to us. Let us hearten with our daily struggle the Armenian prisoners held in the Azerbaijani prisons.
To start a new chapter of our achievements and our victories, it is necessary to put a period at the end of the previous humiliating, bloody, and nightmarish chapter. I urge you not to fall once again into the trap set by the usurpers and do everything possible to get rid of these unti-national authorities which have become the puppets of the enemy, to be responsible before our future generations, to hold on to our national values which are constantly being abused for nearly seven years. This is what we all have to do to ensure the well-being of our families, the future of our children, and the endurance of our state.
In the spirit of sublime and marvellous New Year and Holly Christmas, I wish that divine love and serenity never leave your homes, that peace in our ancient land is dignified and perpetual.
In this new year, I wish you tenacity and success in averting our state from this destructive course.
Happy New Year and Holly Christmas!