ArmInfo. The 100th anniversary of the First Republic has immense significance for a people who have not had statehood for several centuries. On May 28, Armenian President Armen Sargsyan stated at the Sardarapat memorial complex in a conversation with journalists.
"The Armenian people managed to preserve their identity through faith in God, their church, culture, spirit and education for the sake of their children's future.We are a people who are victorious, and are not only obliged to protect our Motherland, but also to turn Armenia and Artsakh, even in small , but in powerful states, "the president said.
Commenting on the fact that the First Republic existed only two years, Armen Sargsyan stated that if there was not the First Republic, there would not be a Soviet Armenia, during which the culture and education were formed. "At that time the Armenian people made their significant contribution to the victory in the Second World War, repatriation was organized, without all this it would be extremely difficult to create a Third Republic," concluded the President.