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NKR PAID HOMAGE TO VICTIMS OF SPITAK EARTHQUAKE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008-12-08 13:15
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
The 20th anniversary of Spitak earthquake was observed in the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic.
The NKR authorities, at the head of President Bako Sahakyan, the
National Assembly deputies, the republic's government members,
representatives of the NKR Defense Army command, as well as the
staffs of establishments, departments, organizations and educational
institutions visited the Stepanakert Memorial Complex to lay flowers
and wreathes on the memorial to the victims of the earthquake.
A church service for the dead was held in St. Ghazanchetsots church
of Shushi by the spiritual servants of the Artsakh Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church.
"Today not only Artsakh shares the bitterness of the tragedy,
happened 20 years ago. The whole civilized world shared that sorrow
with us. The tragedy happened in the hottest period of the Nagorno
Karabakh liberation movement. Due to our unbending will and unity we
managed to some extent overcome the tragedy. The only way to hold
the victims in remembrance is to strengthen our homeland - Artsakh
and Armenia", NKR President Bako Sahakyan noted.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2008-12-08 13:15
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
The 20th anniversary of Spitak earthquake was observed in the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic.
The NKR authorities, at the head of President Bako Sahakyan, the
National Assembly deputies, the republic's government members,
representatives of the NKR Defense Army command, as well as the
staffs of establishments, departments, organizations and educational
institutions visited the Stepanakert Memorial Complex to lay flowers
and wreathes on the memorial to the victims of the earthquake.
A church service for the dead was held in St. Ghazanchetsots church
of Shushi by the spiritual servants of the Artsakh Diocese of the
Armenian Apostolic Church.
"Today not only Artsakh shares the bitterness of the tragedy,
happened 20 years ago. The whole civilized world shared that sorrow
with us. The tragedy happened in the hottest period of the Nagorno
Karabakh liberation movement. Due to our unbending will and unity we
managed to some extent overcome the tragedy. The only way to hold
the victims in remembrance is to strengthen our homeland - Artsakh
and Armenia", NKR President Bako Sahakyan noted.