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Biography, life story of Sargsyan Serzh Azatovich
Sargasyan (Sarkisyan) Serge Azatovich is an Armenian politician and statesman. Former President of the Republic of Armenia (2008-2018), former Prime Minister of Armenia (2007-2008, 2018).
early years
Serzh Sargasyan was born in Stepanakert (Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of the Azerbaijan SSR) on June 30, 1954. Grew up with brothers Alexander and Levon.
After graduating from high school, Serge entered the Faculty of Philology at Yerevan State University. He studied there from 1971 to 1979, taking a break from 1972 to 1974 - at that time Sargasyan was doing military service in the Armed Forces of the USSR.
Labor activity
From 1975 to 1979, while still a university student, Serzh Sargasyan worked as a turner at the Yerevan Electrotechnical Plant. Then from 1979 to 1988 he worked in Komsomol and party bodies. He was the head of a department in the Stepanakert city committee of the Komsomol of Azerbaijan, then there he was the second, and then the first secretary. He served as head of the department of propaganda and agitation of the Stepanakert City Committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. For some time he was an assistant to the first secretary of the Nagorno-Karabakh regional committee of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan, Henrikh Poghosyan.
In 1988, Serge Azatovich became one of the leaders of the "Karabakh Movement" public movement, which demanded the annexation of Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia. In 1989, Sargasyan became a member of the Armenian National Movement party. In 1990, Serge Azatovich was elected a deputy of the Supreme Council of Armenia. In the period 1990-1991, Sargasyan was the manager of the Nagorno-Karabakh branch of the Intourist company.
In 1991, Serzh Sargasyan became a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. In 1992 he was Chairman of the Defense Committee, until 1993 - Acting Minister of Defense of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
In 1993-1995 Sargasyan was the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. In 1995-1996 - Head of the State Committee for National Security of Armenia. In 1996-1999 - Minister of Internal Affairs and National Security of Armenia. In 1999, Serzh Azatovich became the head of the administration of the President of Armenia, later - the Secretary of the National Security Council under the President.
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In 2000, Sargasyan became the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. In 2007-2008, Serzh Azatovich was the Prime Minister of Armenia, and then he was elected President. It is important to note that after Sargasyan's victory in the elections, mass protests took place in Yerevan - those who disagreed claimed that multiple violations had been committed during the elections and demanded that the voting results be reviewed. Despite the unrest and unrest, on April 9, 2008, Sargasyan nevertheless took office as president. On February 19, 2013, he was re-elected for a second term. On April 9, 2018, Armen Sargsyan, the former prime minister, took over the presidential chair, and Serzh Sargasyan sat in his prime minister's chair. Mass protests began again in the country - citizens were unhappy with the fact that Sargasyan became the head of government. As a result, on April 23, 2018, Serzh Azatovich voluntarily resigned, while retaining his political influence - he remained the leader of the Republican Party of Armenia.
Family
In 1983, Serge Azatovich married Rita Alexandrovna, a music teacher originally from Stepanakert, the daughter of a military man. Serge and Rita had two daughters - Anush and Satenik.
Interesting Facts
Sargasyan mastered Russian, English, Azerbaijani and Turkish languages at a high level.
Serge Azatovich is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Yerevan State University and President of the Chess Federation of the Republic of Armenia. He is also an honorary professor at Peking University.
Serzh Sargasyan is the owner of a large number of different awards, including: the Order of the Combat Cross of the 1st degree, the Order of Tigran the Great, the Order of the Golden Fleece, the Order of Honor, the Order of the Prince
Sargsyan Serzh Azatovich(Armenian: Սերժ Ազատի Սարգսյան) is an Armenian statesman and politician. From April 9, 2008 to April 9, 2018, Serzh Azatovich Sargsyan served as President of Armenia. After being elected president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan demanded that the Russian-language media broadcast his surname as "Sargsyan", in accordance with the norms of Armenian pronunciation (sometimes the spelling "Sarkisyan" was used). On April 17, 2018, Serzh Sargsyan became the Prime Minister of Armenia, but on April 23 he resigned after ten days of mass protests in Yerevan.
Early life and education of Serzh Sargsyan
Father - Azat Sargsyan- All his life he worked as a blacksmith.
Mother - Nora Sargsyan- worked as a weaver.
From the biography of Serge Azatovich on Wikipedia, it is known that the Sargsyan family moved to Stepanakert in 1937, due to the fact that his father was repressed.
According to the NKR constitution, the names of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Republic of Artsakh are identical. Among Armenians, the use of this name in relation to the region of Nagorno-Karabakh is also common. Serzh Sargsyan's parents still live in Artsakh and do not move to their sons in Yerevan.
The mother of the Prime Minister of Armenia said in an interview: “I don't want to live in Yerevan. I was born here, I can't live anywhere else. I suffered a lot. And the sons, if they don’t want to, let them not live, I will neither demand nor command. If I move too, their connection with Artsakh will be interrupted. Better, we will stay here, and they will visit us.”
Nora Sargsyan in an interview with a Yerkir correspondent. am talked about how her sons (and she has three of them) were always friendly with each other, and the neighbors recalled that they never heard Azat Sargsyan's children raise their voices.
Serge has always been very sociable. He graduated from school in Stepanakert and in 1971 entered the Faculty of Philology at Yerevan State University, from which he graduated in 1979.
At that time, he had to interrupt his studies for the duration of military service in the armed forces of the USSR (1972-1974).
While still receiving education at the university, Serzh Sargsyan began his career as a turner at the Yerevan Electrotechnical Plant (1975−1979).
Serzh Sargsyan's career in politics
Serzh Sargsyan, after graduating from the university, began working in the Stepanakert city committee of the Komsomol. Gradually, he climbed the career ladder, holding the positions of second secretary, then first secretary, head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Stepanakert city committee of the Communist Party, assistant first secretary of the regional committee of Nagorno-Karabakh (1979−1988).
During the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, Serzh Azatovich Sargsyan led the NKR Self-Defense Forces Committee (1989-1993). During this period, Serzh Sargsyan was elected a deputy of the Supreme Council of Armenia. Then Serge Azatovich was appointed Minister of Defense of Armenia (1993-1995).
As his biography in Lentapedia says, under the direct leadership of Sargsyan, the NKR armed forces achieved a number of successes during the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict of 1992-1994. So, in February 1992, the city of Khojaly was taken, in May - the city of Shusha and the regional center of Lachin. In April 1993, the NKR forces entered the Azerbaijani city of Kalbajar, as a result of which the Lachino-Kelbajar corridor was created, connecting the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic with Armenia.
Thanks to the efforts of the Minister of Defense, an agreement was reached between the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and Azerbaijan on a ceasefire.
Since 1996, Serzh Sargsyan has held various positions - Minister of Internal Affairs and National Security, Head of the Presidential Administration of Armenia, Secretary of the National Security Council under the President of the Republic of Armenia. In 2000-2007, Serzh Sargsyan worked as the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia. In 2006, Sargsyan became a member of the Republican Party of Armenia.
Serzh Sargsyan as President of Armenia
The activities of Serzh Sargsyan were duly appreciated by the people of Armenia. In 2007-2008, he was the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia, and on February 19, 2008, Serzh Sargsyan was elected president of the country - he won 52.86% of the vote in the elections.
When Serzh Sargsyan won the presidential election for the first time, the supporters of his opponent and predecessor Levon Ter-Petrosyan attempted to challenge the election results, there were mass protests in Yerevan, which were suppressed on March 1, 2008. At the same time, there were some dead, in the news they wrote about 10 victims - eight protesters and two policemen. On April 9, 2008, Serzh Sargsyan was sworn in as President of the Yerevan Opera House.
Since the second half of 2008, tense relations between Armenia and Turkey began to improve. In September 2008, at the invitation of Sargsyan, the President of Turkey came to Armenia Abdullah Gul, who attended a football match, in 2009 Sargsyan also made a return visit to the football match. On August 31, 2009, it became known that Turkey and Armenia intended to establish diplomatic relations and open the border after six weeks of consultations. On October 10 of the same year, the foreign ministers of the two countries, in the presence of the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed the relevant protocols. The ratification of the Armenian-Turkish agreements was delayed, and in April 2010 Sargsyan decided to suspend the procedure.
In 2013, Serzh Sargsyan was re-elected President of Armenia - the result was improved to 58.64%. In the 2013 election program, Sargsyan promised to increase security guarantees for Nagorno-Karabakh and its people.
In September 2013, Sargsyan-led Armenia announced its intention to join the Eurasian Economic Union with Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia. The agreements aimed at Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union were signed on October 9, 2014. The accession agreement of Armenia entered into force on January 2, 2015. Serzh Azatovich Sargsyan consistently supports Russia in the international arena. In particular, on April 16, 2018, he stated that Russia should return to PACE and spoke negatively about the PACE sanctions against the Russian Federation in connection with the situation in Ukraine.
“After the signing of the agreement on Armenia's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union, someone even took to the streets. But, as it turned out, their action had no effect on the real process. I am often asked why I oppose integration with the European Union. This is not true. We are open for friendship and cooperation with Europe. But in addition to populism, there is economic calculation and elementary common sense. We understand that our economy will be seriously affected if we sever or weaken our ties with Russia. It is clear that we get much more from cooperation with the Russian Federation than we can potentially get from cooperation with Europe - remember the same gas discount. Not to mention the deep cultural interconnection…”, said Serzh Sargsyan in an interview with the editor-in-chief of “SP” Sergei Shargunov in 2015.
In 2015, Serzh Sargsyan initiated a constitutional reform that provided for a transition to a parliamentary form of government. The reform sharply limited the functions of the president and gave more powers to the prime minister. Opposition representatives have opposed the reform, arguing that the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, led by President Sargsyan, wants to stay in power for years to come.
The news reported that Sargsyan himself, before the referendum on changes to the constitution, stated that he would not apply for the post of prime minister.
As a result of a referendum in December 2015, the amendments were approved by 66.2% of voters with a 50.8% turnout.
The powers of President Sargsyan ended in 2018.
Serzh Sargsyan was awarded the Armenian Orders of "Combat Cross", "Tigran Mets" and the Order of the NKR "Golden Eagle"; in the NKR he was awarded the title of Hero of Artsakh. Sargsyan also has the Georgian Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of Honor, the Ukrainian Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise of the first degree, the French Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor and the Russian regional Order of Merit for the Kaliningrad Region.
Serzh Sargsyan is an honorary professor at Peking University. He has the Alice Island Medal of Honor (National Ethnic Coalition of US Organizations) for the development of Armenian-American relations (2011).
Unrest in Yerevan over Sargsyan's appointment as prime minister
On April 18, Yerevan police reported that 66 people were detained during mass protests against the election of former President Serzh Sargsyan as prime minister.
Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the Kremlin is monitoring the situation in the Armenian capital Yerevan, where there are mass protests against the election of former President Serzh Sargsyan as the country's prime minister.
“We are watching what is happening in Armenia and, in fact, most importantly, we hope that everything takes place within the framework of the law,” Peskov was quoted in the news.
Negotiations were held in Yerevan between opposition leader, MP Nikol Pashinyan and Sargsyan. They lasted three minutes and ended to no avail. The head of government called the actions of the oppositionist blackmail. In response to this, the parliamentarian promised to continue the demonstrations with renewed vigor.
On the morning of April 22, the police again began dispersing demonstrators in Yerevan. Law enforcement officers used special equipment, stun grenades. Over 200 people were detained, including Pashinyan.
Born June 30, 1954 in Stepanaker, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region of the Azerbaijan SSR.
In 1971, Sargsyan entered the Yerevan State University, but he graduated only in 1979, since he served in the army in 1972-1974. Received a diploma in philology.
In 1975-1979, Sargsyan worked as a turner at the Yerevan Electrotechnical Plant. Since 1979, he took up party activities, first in the Stepanakert city committee of the Komsomol, and then in the Stepanakert city committee of the Communist Party and in the regional committee of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region.
In 1983, Serzh Sargsyan married a music teacher Rite Dadayan, who was also born and lived in his native Stepanakert.
In 1989-1993, Sargsyan headed the Self-Defense Forces Committee of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and in 1990 he became a deputy of the Supreme Council of Armenia.
Since 1993, Serzh Sargsyan has held various positions in the Cabinet of Ministers of Armenia - he was the Minister of Defense, Head of the State Security Department, Minister of National Security, Minister of Internal Affairs and National Security of Armenia.
In 1999-2000, he headed the Office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, and in 1999-2007 he was the Secretary of the National Security Council under the President.
In 2000, Sargsyan was re-appointed Minister of Defense and remained in this position until 2007. In 2006, he joined the Republican Party, and in 2007, when Sargsyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia, he became the head of this political party.
A year later, in the February 19, 2008 elections, Serzh Sargsyan was elected the third president of Armenia. His predecessors as head of state were Levon Ter-Petrosyan(1991-1998) and Robert Kocharyan (1998-2008).
In 2008 the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan signed a joint declaration on the settlement of the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh. The Declaration provides for legally binding international guarantees. This is the second case in the history of these states when the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia signed the same document. The first document was an agreement on a ceasefire in Karabakh, signed in 1994.
In the presidential elections held on February 18, 2013, Serzh Sargsyan was re-elected. 58.64% of voters voted for him.
Sargsyan's rivals were the former Prime Minister of Armenia Grant Bagratyan, ex-Foreign Minister Raffi Hovhannisyan, well-known dissident in the Soviet period, head of the National Self-Determination Association Paruyr Hayrikyan, ex-Foreign Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Arman Melikyan, political scientist Andrias Ghukasyan, epic scholar Vardan Sedrakyan.
Serzh Sargsyan is also Chairman of the Council of Yerevan State University and President of the Chess Federation of Armenia.
Before being elected to the presidency, the surname of Sargsyan in the Russian-language media sounded "Sarkisyan", but in 2008 the spelling was corrected.
Sargsyan speaks Armenian, Russian, English, as well as Turkish and Azerbaijani.
Serzh and Rita Sargsyan have two daughters and three grandchildren.
Serzh Azatovich Sargsyan was born on June 30, 1954 in the city of Khankendi (then Stepanakert), Azerbaijan SSR. He received a philological education, however, after graduating from the university, he worked as a mechanic at an electrical plant. For agitation and propaganda skills, he was appointed head of the eponymous department of the NKAO Communist Party. His participation in the Karabakh war determined his future fate, first he was promoted as a deputy of the Supreme Council of the Armenian Republic, and then altogether, he became the Minister of Defense of Armenia. And this is not surprising, because any Armenian who distinguished himself by participating in the brutal murders in Karabakh, participating in some kind of terrorist attack, or any dubious activity directed against the Turks and Azerbaijanis, i.e. “for the benefit of great Armenia”, immediately rises in the eyes of the people and is elevated to the rank of “national heroes” if he has died, and if he is still alive, he will definitely become either a government official or a big businessman. What then happened to a simple boy from the Communist Party, Serzhik.
In 2008, becoming the president of long-suffering Armenia, he took an oath of allegiance to the country, after which he delivered a keynote speech praising "great Armenia and the ancient Armenian people." Sargsyan's main rival L. Ter Petrosyan did not recognize his victory and called on the people to oppose the dictatorship and falsification of the election results. Demonstrations of the protesting people were brutally dispersed, fire was opened on the protesters.
There were dead and wounded. As you can see, the newly-made president violated the oath of allegiance, but I will fight. But while still the prime minister, Sargsyan, at the premiere of an Armenian film about the war, said that “war is a situation that contributes to the disclosure of both the best and worst qualities in a person, it is the duty to instantly make often fateful decisions in the name of a global idea, this - the responsibility of commanders for their subordinates, in the event of the death of which it is the commanders who are then obliged to look into the eyes of orphaned parents. Sargsyan, who then said these words, was already a murderer, and the war, both in Karabakh and in the case of the demonstrators, helped to reveal his inner world, in particular, the worst qualities of Sargsyan's soul. Sargsyan demonstrated that he can shed blood without any problems and his "brothers" for whom he "fought" in Karabakh. In fairness, it must be said that in March 2008, Sargsyan did not commit this crime alone, he was on a par with Kocharyan, who got a public role in these events, and Serzh Azatovich himself acted then behind the scenes.
Shooting at an unarmed person is like hitting a child, or arguing with a corpse and getting the better of it, because none of them, neither the child nor the corpse, can answer you. You choose a weak opponent to show him your strength, in other words, you try to assert yourself at the expense of him. This is usually characteristic of people who are petty, cruel, and at the same time weak in nature, weak in character and spirit, who constantly need the support and care of someone who is stronger than them. The impossibility of refusing the strong, and breaking away from him, as well as internal dissatisfaction with this position of his, makes a person cruel and faceless. Such a person is capable of many things that are not expected of him. Before the strong, he is nobody; before the weak, he is everything.
During Sargsyan's visit to Russia at the end of June 2008, the Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement clarifying the spelling of the country's president's surname in Russian. This statement stated that it was correct to write and speak Sargsyan, not Sargsyan, because the surname comes from the Armenian name Sargis and, when formed according to the rules of the Armenian language, loses the vowel sound “and”. Let us object to the casus belli of Serzhik, and note that his surname does not come from the word Sargis given as a root. It comes from a word of Persian origin, with an "uncomfortable" translation, meaning something contrary to the notions of what a man's surname should be.
What is observed in Armenia today can be called without remorse the fruit of the hard work of the current head of state, and the previous one. The newspaper “Zhamanak” is trying to describe the problems of power in Armenia. According to the newspaper, the legacy that Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received from Robert Kocharyan will never allow him to feel confident and be the master of the situation in the country. “Whatever their common benefit, which is based on the structure of the current power and its retention, there are still many external factors that have their influence on the formation of a joint benefit. That is why Serzh Sargsyan seeks to form his own system. This does not mean that the system will completely contradict Robert Kocharyan. But the fact is that Serzh Sargsyan should feel like a full-fledged owner of this system, and not share this “property” with Kocharyan. According to this logic, at least one desire for personnel restructuring is undeniable. The staff that operates in the ruling state was formed with the active participation and influence of Robert Kocharyan. By changing the staff, Sargsyan must show that he is capable of independent personnel decisions, and in this sense he does not feel quite viable. It is possible that these persons will also take an oath of complete loyalty to Serzh Sargsyan. But who, if not Serzh Sargsyan, knows well the value of these oaths? The situation would, of course, be different if Serzh Sargsyan received a guarantee from Robert Kocharyan that the latter would renounce his claims to power. But Kocharyan obviously does not want to give such guarantees. Therefore, Serzh Sargsyan must build his power in accordance with his own interests, and not someone else's oaths. That is why the continuation of personnel changes, and on a large scale, seems inevitable,” writes the Armenian newspaper Zhamanak.
By the way, Robert Kocharyan is also a native of Karabakh, a participant in the Karabakh war, a cruel killer, another war criminal who, like Serzhik, with his "glorious deeds" earned the immense love of the Armenian people and was elevated to the head of state.
Serzh Azatovich Sargsyanwas born on June 30, 1954 in the city of Stepanakert. Like any real man, he served in the army in 1973-1974. After the army, he entered the Yerevan State University, in 1979 he received a diploma in the specialty "philologist". After graduating from the university, he returned to Stepanakert and until 1985 was engaged in social and political activities. In 1988 Serge Azatovich takes "at the helm"Artsakh movement»( Artsakh(arm.) - Nagorno-Karabakh). The main idea of this party is the return of Nagorno-Karabakh to its historical possessions - to Armenia.
Let us recall the essence of the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Karabakh war, like many conflicts of the 20th century, did not have any important prehistory. Everything was simple and at the same time incomprehensible: how, with such true reasons, can one fight like that? The main reason for the conflict was the location of Karabakh. Nagorno-Karabakh according to the documents, it belonged to the Azerbaijan SSR and the Armenian population living in the territory did not want to change their foundations and religion. This is exactly what the Azerbaijani authorities demanded and in return guaranteed a peaceful life for the Armenian people. Since the Azerbaijanis are Muslims and the Armenians are Christians, the Azerbaijanis also demanded a change of faith. The Armenian people, having relatively recently recovered from, were again subject to infringement of rights and deprived of freedom of choice. Initially Karabakh was considered Armenian land and only after unknown circumstances, it became Azerbaijani land. As a result, the two peoples began to fight not so much for the land, but for defending their views. The descendants of both peoples still consider Nagorno-Karabakh "a constantly bleeding wound of two peaceful peoples."
Serge Azatovich, as a person who defends his rights and the rights of his people, with the same indifferent created a party aimed at restoring justice. Many historians and people present at the hostilities noted that it was Sargsyan's strategies that were the most effective and victorious. Under his leadership, the Lachino-Kelbajar corridor was created, connecting Karabakh with Armenia. This meant that Sargsyan led the troops to victory.
All the merits of Serge Azatovich were not unnoticed by the people of Armenia and the establishment of justice. In August 1993, after successful operations for the conquest of Nagorno-Karabakh, Serzh Sargsyan was appointed Minister of Defense of Armenia. The decree on appointment was signed by the President of Armenia. After merits in Nagorno-Karabakh and as Minister of Defense, Sargsyan quickly rose through the ranks. In 1995, he was appointed Chairman of the National Security Committee, and in 1996 he was appointed Minister of the Joint Ministry of the Interior and National Security.
After such an impressive list of merits, honors and titles, after the resignation of the incumbent President Ter-Petrosyan, the people of Armenia wanted to see Sargsyan as the head of the country. All politicians and political critics were waiting for Sargsyan in the list of candidates for the post of the head of Armenia, but this did not happen. Neither Sargsyan himself, nor his associates put forward a candidate, and moreover, this was not even in the plans. Sargsyan supported his comrade, comrade-in-arms and colleague in the Artsakh Movement, who won the election for the post of head of Armenia in 1998. After the appointment of Kocharyan as head of state, Sargsyan, as a true friend and assistant, was always there. Many Russian political critics later began to draw some kind of analogy with another unbreakable political alliance, which is known to everyone in Russia.
In September 2007, Robert Kocharyan stated that he would like to see none other than Sargsyan as the next head of Armenia: “There is no one fairer than Serzh Azatovich. He is rooting for his people, for his Motherland.” After an unquestioning victory in the 2008 elections, on April 9, Serzh Sargsyan took the place of the current president of Armenia. Given the love of the people, no one had even the slightest doubt about the honesty of the procedure for electing the president.
In August 2008, Serge Azatovich expressed extreme concern about the fate of the Russian and Ossetian people in the unexpectedly started war in Tskhinval. Those close to Sargsyan say that, as an excellent military leader, Serzh Azatovich closely followed the military actions and decisions made by Medvedev at that difficult time for Russia. However, Sargsyan did not make any official statements and did not comment on this situation in any way. In September 2008, Sargsyan signed a declaration conditionally supporting Russia's actions. Later it was said that this declaration was similar to the once signed Warsaw Pact.
In October 2008, at the initiative of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, an agreement was signed between the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan on the peaceful resolution of the Karabakh conflict. This agreement meant that the heads of state pledged to peacefully resolve all conflicts related to this territory and ignore all the "makings" of military operations from the opposite side. After signing the treaty, the heads of state shook hands and went to discuss this event behind closed doors.
It should also be noted that Sargsyan continuously monitors relations with Turkey. After the well-known Armenian genocide, these relations can hardly be called friendly, but politicians try to keep neutrality in their communication and in settling any emerging issues. For example, noticing the deteriorating relations, Serge Azatovich invited the head of Turkey to pay a friendly visit to Armenia. After this meeting, relations normalized and stabilized, although no one still knows what the heads of state talked about behind closed doors after watching a football match.
Having visited many forums where the rule of Serzh Sargsyan is discussed, it is very difficult to find any negative reviews about this politician. Here are some excerpts, the spelling of the authors is preserved:
Anush, music teacher: “My whole family, after the appearance of Serge Azatovich, only saw him as the head of state. In our time, it is very difficult to find not only a politician, but a simple person who is so sincerely rooting for his people. Our president is a true patriot and hero of our time.”
Araik, local market vendor: “After Serzh Sargsyan became our president, things went uphill. No more rabid taxes, the economy has settled. As a self-employed person, this was very important to me. After all, I sold as much as I received. And what profit can I have if no one buys at such prices?
Fenya, housewife: “A lot of my relatives lived in the 90s in Nagorno-Karabakh. Constant fear for their loved ones, and just for their people. Our people have experienced so much: the genocide, the most terrible earthquake that killed so many people. My brother lived in Karabakh and constantly called me, told me about some Sargsyan. I didn’t understand who he was talking about, especially at the very beginning. But after what he did for the people of Karabakh, for our people, for me he is a superman. »
Naira, manager: “After Serge Azatovich began his reign, many sectors and industries went up. In the hands of a competent ruler, the people do not feel infringed on any rights, there is no need to harass such a person at every corner. He did a lot for Armenia, being not a president, he did not want fame and honors. All the people living on the territory of Armenia revere and love Serge, are proud that such a person is an Armenian.”
Serge Azatovich is revered not only by the people of Armenia, but also by politically savvy residents of many states. For example, references to Sargsyan can be found in Iranian sources. There, along with his name, the word " fedayeen", which means "a person who sacrifices himself in the name of an idea, faith." Of course, this source is talking about Sargsyan's participation in the Karabakh conflict and his actions aimed at resolving this conflict.
In August 2015, the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin met with the President of Armenia Serzh Azatovich Sargsyan.President of Armeniacame to Moscow for the purpose of a business visit: the heads of state discussed the specifics of political, trade and economic cooperation and many issues that are not covered by the press. It's no secret that Russia and Armenia have excellent political relations, and the fact that Armenia has Russia's support is no secret either.
Serge Azatovich is married and has two daughters. They have been married to their wife Rita since 1983. Rita Sargsyan is an example for many Armenian girls. Serge Azatovich attends events only with his wife, together they are the personification of a real Caucasian family.
