President Bako Sahakyan visited the Tonashen village of the Martakert
region and partook there in a solemn ceremony of opening the memorial
of Artsakh prominent political and military figure Shahen Meghryan
24-10-2014 16:46:56 |
On 24 October Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the
Tonashen village of the Martakert region and partook there in a solemn
ceremony of opening the memorial of Artsakh prominent political and
military figure Shahen Meghryan.
The President granted posthumously the highest Honorary Title of the
"Hero of Artsakh" to Shahen Meghryan for exclusive services, courage
and valor shown during the organization of the Nagorno Karabagh
Republic's defense and handed in the Golden Eagle Order to Shahen
Meghryan's son.
The Head of the State appreciated Shahen Meghryan's role in the
Artsakh national-liberation struggle, the state building process in
Artsakh, underlining that his life and activity were among the finest
examples of faithful devotion and service to the Motherland.
President Sahakyan also decorated with awards a group of
freedom-fighters of the Shahoumyan self-defense detachment for courage
and personal bravery shown in the course of the combat activities
defending the Motherland. Two servicemen were awarded with the "For
Courage" medal, six servicemen with the "For Service in Battle" medal,
three of them posthumously.
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, defense minister Movses Hakobyan,
representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
(Dashnaktsoutyun) Party Bureau Hrant Margaryan, other officials,
guests from Armenia and abroad partook in the event.
CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT
News from Armenia and Diaspora - Noyan Tapan
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region and partook there in a solemn ceremony of opening the memorial
of Artsakh prominent political and military figure Shahen Meghryan
24-10-2014 16:46:56 |
On 24 October Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan visited the
Tonashen village of the Martakert region and partook there in a solemn
ceremony of opening the memorial of Artsakh prominent political and
military figure Shahen Meghryan.
The President granted posthumously the highest Honorary Title of the
"Hero of Artsakh" to Shahen Meghryan for exclusive services, courage
and valor shown during the organization of the Nagorno Karabagh
Republic's defense and handed in the Golden Eagle Order to Shahen
Meghryan's son.
The Head of the State appreciated Shahen Meghryan's role in the
Artsakh national-liberation struggle, the state building process in
Artsakh, underlining that his life and activity were among the finest
examples of faithful devotion and service to the Motherland.
President Sahakyan also decorated with awards a group of
freedom-fighters of the Shahoumyan self-defense detachment for courage
and personal bravery shown in the course of the combat activities
defending the Motherland. Two servicemen were awarded with the "For
Courage" medal, six servicemen with the "For Service in Battle" medal,
three of them posthumously.
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church
Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, defense minister Movses Hakobyan,
representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation
(Dashnaktsoutyun) Party Bureau Hrant Margaryan, other officials,
guests from Armenia and abroad partook in the event.
CENTRAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
OF THE OFFICE OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC PRESIDENT
News from Armenia and Diaspora - Noyan Tapan
- See more at: http://www.nt.am/en/news/198678/#sthash.Zmq4OYLi.dpuf