Manvel Grigoryan congratulates Armenian people on Army Day
Yerkrapah Volunteer Union (YKM) Chairman Manvel Grigoryan has issued a congratulatory message on Armenian Army Day.
January 28 is a pan-Armenian holiday. Formation of the army was one of the greatest achievements in the history of modern Armenia. For centuries, we had neither state nor statehood but we maintained aspirations for independent and free life.
Thanks to our volunteers, we cemented the desire for independence, determining the country's borders and army's invincibility.
Mighty army is the guarantee for natural development of the state and its economy.
Twenty years have passed since Armenia proclaimed independence. Today, our army needs our care. We must treat our army as our child, keeping its each step and progress in the limelight.
It is a great mission to serve in the army and a great honour and responsibility to serve in the army that has won numerous victories.
I congratulate the Armenian people on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the Armenian army. I also congratulate our heroic mothers, our troops that guard our borders and those who will have an honour to wear army uniform.
"Our power lies in the unity of our army and our people. Efficient army is a reliable guarantee for peace and stability. As Sparapet Vazgen Sargsyan said "army is the the basis of national unity."
Let us believe ourselves and our new generations and be consistent with our goals," reads the message.
