MAY 9, 2011, YEREVAN, VICTORY PARK
Karen Ghazaryan
"Radiolur"
09.05.2011 17:02
Events dedicated to the 66th anniversary of the Victory in the Great
patriotic War, the 19th anniversary of Shoushi liberation and the
NKR Defense Army Day took place at Yerevan's Victory Park.
Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Ministers,
MPs, veterans of the Great patriotic and Artsakh Wars participated
in the festivities.
After the national anthems of Armenia and Russia were played, the
attendees respected the memory of the killed with a minute of silence.
It was followed by a military parade. Afterwards the officials and
veterans had a lunch at a "field kitchen"
"The spirit of victory becomes tangible here, when you communicate
with veterans, with people who have passed through the war. When
we speak about victory, we should emphasize the importance of unity
between the people and the authorities. We should always rely upon
ourselves and should develop our economy and army," Speaker of the
national Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan stated.
"The families of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the
freedom fighters of Artsakh should be in the focus of our attention.
We must do our utmost to solve their social, economic, and other
problems,"PM Togran Sargsyan told reporters.
From: A. Papazian
Karen Ghazaryan
"Radiolur"
09.05.2011 17:02
Events dedicated to the 66th anniversary of the Victory in the Great
patriotic War, the 19th anniversary of Shoushi liberation and the
NKR Defense Army Day took place at Yerevan's Victory Park.
Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime
Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Ministers,
MPs, veterans of the Great patriotic and Artsakh Wars participated
in the festivities.
After the national anthems of Armenia and Russia were played, the
attendees respected the memory of the killed with a minute of silence.
It was followed by a military parade. Afterwards the officials and
veterans had a lunch at a "field kitchen"
"The spirit of victory becomes tangible here, when you communicate
with veterans, with people who have passed through the war. When
we speak about victory, we should emphasize the importance of unity
between the people and the authorities. We should always rely upon
ourselves and should develop our economy and army," Speaker of the
national Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan stated.
"The families of the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the
freedom fighters of Artsakh should be in the focus of our attention.
We must do our utmost to solve their social, economic, and other
problems,"PM Togran Sargsyan told reporters.
From: A. Papazian