NEW SCHOOL

Azat Artsakh – Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR)
13 Oct 04

The school of the village of Shosh is 120 years old. Throughout
centuries the village went through many hardships. At the beginning
of the Artsakh war the village became the target of the Azerbaijani
emplacements. On October 10 the school of Shosh at last moved to
a new building. At the opening ceremony were present NKR president
Arkady Ghukassian, the head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church archbishop Parghev Martirossian, the executive
director of the foundation “Hayastan” Naira Melkumian, members of
the NKR government, guests from Canada, the chairman of the Toronto
branch of the foundation “Hayastan” Mkrtich Mkrtichian.

LAURA GRIGORIAN.
13-10-2004