September 21, 2007 - 18:13 AMT
Sargsyan: Armenians' dream about independent country came true 16 years ago
"Armenians' dream about independent country came true 16 years ago. September 21, 1991 we opened a new stage of Armenian history," reads the congratulatory message of RA Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan on occasion of Independence Day.

"We won the war, we overcame the crisis. We recorded high economic growth, modern institutes, developing social and political environment and big potential.

Hardships still exist. We have homeless families, poverty, corruption, and encroached rights. We were sad, we struggled against these phenomena but we always loved our state. This is a sober love, which demands further development of our state through our diligence, tenderness and devotion.

I do believe that our future achievements will serve for the glory of the Republic of Armenia," the message says.