Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s May 9 message
Dear people, dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia,
Today is the Day of Victory of the Soviet Union and its Western allies in World War II, which is celebrated in our country as the Day of Victory and Peace.
In World War II, civilized humanity said no to fascism. The Armenian people made a visible contribution to this cause, more than half a million of whose representatives fought against fascism in the Soviet and Western allied armies and in underground resistance groups. That struggle and contribution have been highly appreciated in a number of countries.
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We are celebrating the 81st anniversary of the victory over fascism in difficult international conditions. We must not forget the disasters that fascism has brought to humanity and condemn this phenomenon in all its manifestations. Today we bow our heads to all those martyrs who gave their lives to save humanity from fascism. Today we also pay tribute to all the countries and people who fought against fascism.
Dear people, dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia,
We celebrate May 9, 2026 in the conditions of peace established between Armenia and Azerbaijan. For two years now, we have had neither victims nor injuries as a result of shooting between Armenia and Azerbaijan, our border settlements live in an environment free from shooting. This is a very important achievement that we have for the first time since the independence of our country.
Today, our task is to take proper care of the achieved peace in order to make it stronger and more reliable every day. The established peace is a historic opportunity for our country to bring it to a level of security, prosperity and development that has never been seen before. Today, we are confidently walking on that path, and a developed, free, secure, prosperous, democratic Republic of Armenia is the greatest tribute of respect to the memory of all the martyrs of our people of all times, and is also the service that we must render to our citizens and generations. We will pay our tribute, we will render our service.
Glory to the martyrs and long live the Republic of Armenia.