Armenian Prime Minister congratulates fellow citizens on Independence Day and recalls a dream that was never realized

YEREVAN, September 21. /ARКА/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan congratulates fellow citizens on Independence Day, celebrated on September 21.

In his message, he expressed confidence that the citizens who voted "for" Armenia's secession from the former Soviet Union in the referendum on September 21, 1991, strove to "build a free, peaceful, prosperous, and happy state."

"Unfortunately, the Third Republic didn't turn out that way. The blockade, war, economic decline, and emigration prevented the dream of a referendum from becoming a reality. But even during the most difficult and tragic days of the Third Republic, this dream, though dimmed, never faded in the eyes, thoughts, and hearts of our citizens," he said.

According to Pashinyan, with the establishment of peace on August 8, 2025, "this dream has once again filled the Republic of Armenia, and our duty is first to cherish it and then to make it a reality."

"Having endured suffering and sacrifice, we have reached this point today, and this is precisely what the agenda for establishing the Fourth Republic speaks of—that the opportunity to realize this dream must never again be missed. An independent, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, secure, developed, free, and happy Armenia, like a newborn child, awaits our care. And we—all of us, dear people, dear citizens of the Republic of Armenia—must become its father and mother. We must become our own father and mother, understanding that in the first quarter of the 21st century, the helm of our destiny is truly in our own hands, and we must never let go," Pashinyan's message reads.-0-