YEREVAN. – On the 24th anniversary of Armenia’s independence, President Serzh Sargsyan continues to receive messages of congratulations from world leaders, international organizations, the state and public sector, clergymen, and individuals.

Public and Media Relations Department of the Presidential Staff has informed about the aforesaid. 

In particular, Sargsyan has received respective messages from the presidents of Germany, Algeria, India, Mexico, Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan, Belarus, Singapore and Iraq, and the Governor-General of Australia.

The Republic of Armenia on Monday marks the 24th anniversary of its independence. A referendum on Armenia’s secession from the USSR and the establishment of an independent state was conducted on September 21, 1991. As a result, 94.99 percent of the country’s citizens voted “for” independence.