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NOT A POLITICAL PROBLEM BUT THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN LIVES IS SOLVED
Azat Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
05 Sept 2006
"The official document proclaiming Nagorno-Karabakh Republic announced to
the world that the Armenians of Artsakh have chosen the path of independence.
The establishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as a nation state was the
imperative of the time," said Speaker Ashot Ghulian addressing the official
meeting devoted to the 15th anniversary of NKR. The meeting at the Home of Officers
on September 1 was also an account of achievements of the past 15 years,
homage to everyone who had sacrificed their lives for the sake of this day. The
delegation of Armenia headed by the Armenian Prime Minister Andranik
Margarian, the delegations of Abkhazia and South Osetia, as well as a number of
guests who were aware of the problem and most of them had been beside the
Armenians of Artsakh in those hard days had arrived to congratulate Artsakh. NKR
President Arkady Ghukassian made a speech of congratulation and gratitude. His
speech was a peculiar report on the word done in the past 15 years. And these
achievements are visible, especially to those who saw Artsakh in the years of
war and immediately after the cease-fire. Then the prime minister of Armenia
Andranik Margarian addressed the meeting. "We believe that despite hardships,
Artsakh is resolved to preserve and develop the achievements of the past
years, strengthen the independent state," said the Armenian prime minister and
added, "Every achievement of yours is our success, every delay or threat
worries us. We want peace, but we do not want to achieve it at any price. We do not
want to lose at the table of negotiations what we got by blood." In
addition, the prime minister of Armenia assures that not only the government but also
all the political forces of Armenia agree on this point, which is a rare
thing. And there is a strong belief that it is necessary to act not only for the
international recognition of NKR but also for the settlement of its internal
problems. Then the heads of the delegations of the Abkhazian and South
Osetian republics addressed the meeting. Then followed the speeches of people who
not only are well aware of the historical fact of proclamation of NKR but
also took part in the events that preceded and followed. In evaluating the past
15 years, Lieutenant-General Seyran Ohanian, minister of defense emphasized
the creation of the defense army, which formed during military actions and
successfully fulfilled the goal. Today it is an effective force with modern
armament, which has been defending the security of NKR for over a decade without
support from the outside and is ready to counteract to every encroachment.
The words of the Archbishop of the Diocese of Artsakh Pargev Martirossian were
also inspiring. "The most difficult period for a child is the age between
childhood and adulthood. We have already gone through this age of transition,"
said the spiritual leader. And it is important that Artsakh did it through the
internal force of the Armenian environment, Archbishop Pargev said. "Nobody
thought about death. I witnessed that, everyone thought about victory," he
said.
NORAIR HOVSEPIAN.
05-09-2006
Azat Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
05 Sept 2006
"The official document proclaiming Nagorno-Karabakh Republic announced to
the world that the Armenians of Artsakh have chosen the path of independence.
The establishment of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic as a nation state was the
imperative of the time," said Speaker Ashot Ghulian addressing the official
meeting devoted to the 15th anniversary of NKR. The meeting at the Home of Officers
on September 1 was also an account of achievements of the past 15 years,
homage to everyone who had sacrificed their lives for the sake of this day. The
delegation of Armenia headed by the Armenian Prime Minister Andranik
Margarian, the delegations of Abkhazia and South Osetia, as well as a number of
guests who were aware of the problem and most of them had been beside the
Armenians of Artsakh in those hard days had arrived to congratulate Artsakh. NKR
President Arkady Ghukassian made a speech of congratulation and gratitude. His
speech was a peculiar report on the word done in the past 15 years. And these
achievements are visible, especially to those who saw Artsakh in the years of
war and immediately after the cease-fire. Then the prime minister of Armenia
Andranik Margarian addressed the meeting. "We believe that despite hardships,
Artsakh is resolved to preserve and develop the achievements of the past
years, strengthen the independent state," said the Armenian prime minister and
added, "Every achievement of yours is our success, every delay or threat
worries us. We want peace, but we do not want to achieve it at any price. We do not
want to lose at the table of negotiations what we got by blood." In
addition, the prime minister of Armenia assures that not only the government but also
all the political forces of Armenia agree on this point, which is a rare
thing. And there is a strong belief that it is necessary to act not only for the
international recognition of NKR but also for the settlement of its internal
problems. Then the heads of the delegations of the Abkhazian and South
Osetian republics addressed the meeting. Then followed the speeches of people who
not only are well aware of the historical fact of proclamation of NKR but
also took part in the events that preceded and followed. In evaluating the past
15 years, Lieutenant-General Seyran Ohanian, minister of defense emphasized
the creation of the defense army, which formed during military actions and
successfully fulfilled the goal. Today it is an effective force with modern
armament, which has been defending the security of NKR for over a decade without
support from the outside and is ready to counteract to every encroachment.
The words of the Archbishop of the Diocese of Artsakh Pargev Martirossian were
also inspiring. "The most difficult period for a child is the age between
childhood and adulthood. We have already gone through this age of transition,"
said the spiritual leader. And it is important that Artsakh did it through the
internal force of the Armenian environment, Archbishop Pargev said. "Nobody
thought about death. I witnessed that, everyone thought about victory," he
said.
NORAIR HOVSEPIAN.
05-09-2006