Armenian premier addresses message on 110th anniversary of Armenian  Genocide

ArmInfo.  Below is RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's message on the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 

Dear people, dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia,

Today we commemorate the memory of the innocent victims of the Medz  Yeghern, the Armenian Genocide, who fell victim to the massacres and  mass deportations that have been raging since 1915.

Those events that took place during the last period of the Ottoman  Empire's existence left a deep mark on the soul and consciousness of  every Armenian; for many citizens of Armenia, the Genocide is not  only a national, but also a family, personal tragedy.

Surviving this tragedy has been one of the key issues on our national  agenda for more than a century, regardless of the extent to which it  has been formulated as such.

The reflections and thoughts of the Government and myself on this  agenda lead to the following: A Republic of Armenia, that is  developed, sovereign, secure, that is, with demarcated borders, is  the means to survive the tragedy of the Medz Yeghern, the guarantee  of our loyalty to all the sacrifices and victims of our people.

State and state interests, the Republic of Armenia with an  internationally recognized territory, regulated relations with  neighbors, open borders, peace, work, prosperity, a free and  protected citizen: this is what, who and how should keep the memory  of the victims of the Medz Yeghern alive, this is how we should  survive the tragedy of the Medz Yeghern.

Dear people, dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia,

We are going this way because this is how we decipher the message  that history sends us, this is how we decipher the heartbeat of each  of you, each citizen of the Republic of Armenia, which is not  broadcast on any television, is not expressed on any social network,  but is audible to the ruling majority formed in the Republic of  Armenia by your vote, it is audible to me personally.

Going this way is not a matter of optimism or pessimism, but of a  mission, to ensure the permanence of the Republic of Armenia, our  homeland-state, and having gone through severe trials and tragedies,  we have earned this opportunity and this opportunity must not be  missed. And I am sure that we, the people and the governing team  elected by them, will not miss this opportunity for the sake of our  martyrs and for the sake of our generations.

Glory to the martyrs and long live the Republic of Armenia.