The Human Rights Defender (Ombudsman) of Armenia, Arman Tatoyan, has issued a congratulatory message to women on the occasion of International Women's Day.

"I is thanks to your dedication and care, the bright colors of your essence that the world changes, becomes kinder, and is filled with patience.

Your upbringing towards the values that inspires with the desire to create, floods with selfless love for the homeland and family, for the state is invaluable.

It is necessary to inculcate—with non-stop programs—the awareness that the foundations of the state are strengthened only by the guarantee and equality of your rights, the high protection of your rights," the message reads in part.