Human Rights Defender of Armenia Arman Tatoyan has sent a congratulatory message on the occasion of Independence Day. The message reads as follows:

“Dear compatriots,

I congratulate all us Armenians on the Independence Day of our beloved Armenia.

Mutual respect and national unity, responsibility and faith in our strengths are the foundations of our strong statehood.

We need to live with new goals and ideas for the sake of our Armenia, be guided by the victories and lessons of the past and with the inspiration to achieve more in the future.

The independent statehood and sovereignty of Armenia are the guarantors of dignified life and security of each and every one of us. The state is the real protector of people, their dignity and rights, and it must be guided by the imperative of the supremacy of law and democracy.

May God protect our State.”