ArmInfo. The members of the Armenian chess team congratulated the head of the Armenian Chess Federation Serzh Sargsyan on his election to the post of prime minister of Armenia and expressed their support to him.
In the statement of the members of the team, is said that the election of Serzh Sargsyan as the Prime Minister of Armenia is for the benefit of the country and the people. "For many years, working with Serzh Sargsyan, we chess players felt his readiness and devotion to do everything for the achievements of Armenia and the Armenian people. This was repeatedly proved by our successes, as a result of which we have many reasons to be proud of our country, creative and intellectual By the leadership of Serzh Sargsyan the Armenian chess team has won the title of Olympic champion three times, once the world champion, becoming the most titled team in the world. We are convinced that our successes and achievements The achievements in the field of chess were achieved, including, thanks to our inner conviction and confidence that we are all one in our homeland, we are strength and we stand shoulder to shoulder," the statement said.
Members of the team called on all parties to remain in a constructive way and to remain committed to the spirit of national solidarity. "We consider unacceptable all appeals, actions and steps that can cause damage to our country and to every member of our society." We are convinced that the realization of any right should not be limited, at the same time, the exercise of any right should not violate the rights of others and We are convinced that as a chess state, through joint efforts, we will be able to find the best way out of the situation, "the statement under which Olympic champions have signed, international grandmasters Levon Aronian, Smbat Lputyan, Vladimir Hakobyan, Artashes Minasyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Tigran L. Petrosyan, Rafael Vahanyan, head coach of the national team, international grandmaster Arshak Petrosyan.