succeeded in re-creating its independent state in the very wake of the Armenian Genocide—
the Mets Yeghern.
The Armenian State is the sole guarantor of the existence and development of the Armenian
nation.
Therefore, the Armenian State must persist eternally because the Armenian nation shall exist
forever and ever.
National values
The values of the Armenian nation are:
– The Armenian state, citizenship of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Army;
– The history of the Armenian nation, its folklore, epics, beliefs, legends, and myths;
– The Armenian language and its alphabet, Armenian literature including translated works,
knowledge, and science;
– The Pan-Armenian potential, the Armenian Diaspora;
– The homeland, the family, the individual;
– The Holy Armenian Apostolic Church, the Armenian Catholic Church, the Armenian Evangelical
Church, Christianity;
– Armenian music of the ashough, goussan, folk, classical, bard, and popular traditions,
Armenian dance, Armenian visual arts, Armenian theater, and Armenian architecture;
– The nature and biodiversity of Armenia;
– Progress, liberty, self-respect, hospitality, education, work ethic, abidance of the law, respect
and tolerance toward other people, nations, and religions. Fraternity with the ethnic minorities
living in Armenia and Artsakh, with whom an unbreakable unity is expressed via citizenship of
the Republic of Armenia and Artsakh;
– Armenian cuisine, all examples of tangible and intangible heritage that express, portray,
describe, or symbolize the values described herein.
National goals
The goals of the Armenian nation are:
– Ensuring the ideological, security, social, political, legal, economic, demographic, inter
national, educational, intellectual, and cultural institutional conditions necessary for the
perpetuity of Armenian statehood;
– International recognition of Artsakh’s right to self-determination without preconditions;
– International recognition of the Armenian Genocide, overcoming and eliminating its
consequences;
– Securing and protecting Armenian citizens’ rights to security, prosperity, liberty, and
happiness, as well as other universal rights;
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