SERZH SARGSYAN: THE STEREOTYPE THAT WE ARE A NATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND CAN WIN ONLY INDIVIDUALLY HAS BEEN WIPED OUT
ArmInfo
2008-11-27 12:52:00
ArmInfo. For fifteen days we were holding our breath and following
the battles unfolding on the chess boards in Dresden. Right before
our eyes another unforgettable page of the Armenian chess history
is being written’, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said during
the event in the Sport and Concert Complex after Karen Demirchyan
dedicated to the victory of the Armenian chess players in the 38th
World Chess Olympiad in Dresden. He said that a sense of national
unity is the greatest victory of the Armenian people.
‘It is difficult to become the champion; it is even more difficult to
defend the title. The Armenian chess players through their splendid
performance, talent and will power proved once again that our country
is a chess superpower’, S. Sargsyan said. ‘Today, I recall the fervor
with which you greeted the winners of the Turin World Chess Olympiad
two years ago. I recall the excitement at the Opera’s courtyard. I
remember how joy and tears of the fans came together when the members
of our gold team appeared on the stage. Karen Asrian was among them,
and today too he should have been here.
This victory is also his victory. On that day we promised you new
victories.
The promise was fulfilled’, the president said. ‘We are witnessing a
new victory which proved that the previous one was only natural, it
proved the gold standard of our chess school’, S. Sargsyan said. He
added that all the international commentators unanimously noted the
team spirit of our players.
‘Every member of our national team is an exceptional individual,
however together they are a team: one will power, one goal, one
flag. The flag which was waving in Dresden in honor of our defending
champions, the flag which will also be there at the next Olympiad. We
can and must achieve team victories’, S. Sargsyan said. He added
that they have already made a huge step forward, they have already
wiped out the stereotype that we are a nation of individuals and can
win only individually. ‘You have been able to win as a team in the
game of individuals. We are together once again, we are united in our
victory and in our joy. Victory and unity – these are eternal values’,
the president of Armenia emphasized.