ArmInfo. On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, President Serzh Sargsyan awarded over two hundred military servicemen and freedom fighters with the highest awards of the Republic of Armenia, medals and orders, and bestowed on them high military ranks for the courage manifested in defending the borders of the Fatherland, valor, boundless dedication, as well as for their contribution to the army building and enhancement of the battle readiness of the troops, the press office of the Armenian President reports.
The President of Armenia congratulated the servicemen and the freedom fighters on the occasion of the holiday and on receiving high state awards.
"I have stressed on many occasions that no military action, to say nothing of a new war can solve the Artsakh issue. Moreover, a new war will become an additional, thorny component of the issue, which is complex enough, but not a solution. Events of last April proved once again (and I stress "once again') to our adversaries that the use of force or threats to use force is a tragic and dead-end road, which means it's not a road at all. Those events had also proved the vital and crucial importance of the safety zone created around Artsakh. We are not going to fight another elongated war in the doorway and kitchen of our own home, we have done it already," President Sargsyan said in his congratulatory remarks. "Next twenty-five years will be a period of a new qualitative rise for our Army," he added.