RA President Armen Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of the New Year and Christmas holidays.

“Dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia,

Dear compatriots around the world,

The historic year 2018 was a year of great changes, trials, expectations and hopes.

We witnessed the manifestations of the best qualities of our people: unity, cohesion, high moral and civic spirit.

Soon we will have a new parliament and a new government.
The success of their activities will largely depend on the citizens of Armenia. From the citizen’s support and his active participation in public, political, economic, cultural life.

Armenia can really become one of the brightest points of the earth in the application of innovative ideas, culture, science, economy and other fields.

However, that path will not be easy.

There will also be difficulties, often caused by factors beyond our control, including geopolitical realities.

And I wish all of us sobriety, organization, common sense, responsibility and tolerance.
These are the keys to success.

The security and sovereignty of Armenia and Artsakh, the just solution of the Artsakh issue will continue to be paramount in our lives.

We live with the deep awareness that, regardless of the place of our birth, we have one Motherland.

We must make that Motherland flourish with joint efforts, with the joint efforts of Armenia, Artsakh and the Diaspora.

We must take care of the pillars of national identity: our culture, education, spiritual and family values.

Our Holy Church plays a key role in this work.

We need to take more care of our historical and national heritage, our nature, village, city and our country in general.

Dear compatriots,

At this moment, I am with all of you in spirit and mind, next to all of you,
a soldier and an officer standing at the border, a doctor on duty in an ambulance and a hospital, a police officer on duty,
a fireman, a baker and a taxi driver, a peasant and a worker, a scientist, an artist and others.

I am especially concerned about families who are having a hard time.

Those who still don’t have a home, those who live in border settlements.

I worry about the wounded, the sick.

I wish you relief from worries.

May the doors of success open to each of you in the coming year.

Let every citizen of Armenia feel the positive breath of changes.

We should all be guided by the following motto: “Others have done it, so can we, no one in the world has done it, we will be the first.”

I wish peace to our homeland, health, success, well-being and happiness to our families, laughter and joy to children, and dignified rest to the elderly.

May each of you, your relatives, families, every citizen of Armenia, every Armenian in the world be able to dream and realize their dreams in the coming year.

Happy New Year.”