Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made this statement during his report at a special session of the National Assembly.
“We must stand firmly on our feet and defend the right to live on sacred land. Today I have not come to say, as supreme commander, what our soldiers and our generals are prepared for; today I have come to say what I am prepared for. I am prepared to sacrifice myself for the sake of our homeland; the Armenian people have not been and will not be on their knees. The Armenian people must stand on this land with a strong backbone and a clear mind, and when we say ‘we are all soldiers’ and we applaud, we are saying one thing: whether old or young, woman or man, employed or unemployed, we have only one message to convey to each other and to the world: we must look into each other’s eyes and say, we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for the sake of the homeland, we will not yield a single millimetre of our homeland, we must win because we have no alternative; the Armenian people must exist for eternity, Artsakh must live, must revive, be self-governing, strong, independent, and so today’s session is about determination and victory; prepare yourselves for victory, dedication, sacrifice, because this is a decisive time. We are more united than ever, and so long live freedom, long live the Republic of Armenia, long live the Republic of Artsakh, and long live we and our children, who shall live in a free and independent Armenia, in a free and independent Artsakh; glory to the Armenian army, glory to Artsakh,” the Prime Minister exclaimed.
Those present greeted his statement with applause.
