The press division at the presidential office in Armenia says that   congratulatory messages from around the globe are pouring in today on the occasion of the sixtieth birthday of   Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

Sargsyan has received congratulatory messages from Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko, and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee.

Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan also sent his well wishes to Sargsyan on behalf of the people of Artsakh, noting that the president of Armenia contributed greatly to the foundation and development of the two Armenian republics.