Serge Sargsyan: we deserved right to existence equally with other nationsJanuary 29, 2007 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Formation of the army may be compared with an epos. No personality can create an epos, since it's being created by the people in the course of centuries, an episode by episode, describing heroic and tragic pages of their history, using their talent, wishes and power of imagination. The same refers to the army, RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan said at a solemn event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of the Armenian Army formation."At the beginning of last century we fell victims on our own land. We were weak and broken up. At the end of the 20th century we were gifted a possibility to revive and, fortunately, we took it. We did not launch the Karabakh war. It was imposed on us by our neighbors. We one again understood that it's a futile business to cry and beg for justice. We had to deserve the right to existence equally with other nations. And we won it not being ready for a war. Our steps were not adjusted; the outlook was vague. We were forced to get stuck in that war," he said. "The spirit of our people was high and firm, however the war dictates its own rules and it was impossible to win hoping for the spirit only. Special attention is paid to equipment and military art during a modern war. Well-coordinated structure and discipline are essential for victory. Formation of a national army is a necessity dictated by the unity of people's ideology. It was accompanied by hardships, pain and selflessness. However, the army was formed," the Defense Minister resumed. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |