Address of the Third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan on the occasion of Independence Day
21/09/2025
Dear Compatriots,
Over three decades ago, we, as a nation said “Yes” to independence, to the preservation of our national identity and dignity, to the idea of our sovereign statehood.
Today, the time has come to say a confident and resolute “No” to the defeatist and deceitful current rulers who have squandered the achievements of that independence, devalued and messed up the idea and endangered the future of our state and our nation.
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Despotism is not power, dependence on many is not independence. The acting regime, which promises a “real Armenia”, gets us closer to a fake Armenia, a worthless Armenia, a dishonored Armenia.
Regrettably, we approach the historic anniversary of our reestablished statehood under serious threats: a part of the Republic of Armenia is occupied, the borders are infringed, sovereignty is in decline, Artsakh is ethnically cleansed of Armenians and renounced, the jails are full of political prisoners.
The Third Republic is not just a numbered statehood but the result of the Armenian people’s struggle for freedom and independence. The state is being formed based on that struggle, persistence, truth, historical memory and willpower of the nation.
Those, who mumble about a republic under a new number, are trying to erase our memory, to distort the history, forget the past, and reject our victories. But history never starts from a “zero point.”
Blood will never turn into water, martyrdom into statistics, heroism into a historical error. Never.
We will celebrate this day when we restore our dignity as a nation, as a state and as the citizens by removing the rulers who are ruining the state.
Duty to serve the Fatherland is never a temporary one. When the statehood is threatened, all Armenians have only one way to go – to protect the statehood.
Eternal Glory to those who fell, so that Armenia could rise!
Long live those who stand steadfast to defend our statehood!
God bless Armenia and the Armenian nation!