ARKA News Agency
May 9 2005
Karlos Papulos invites Armenian President o visit Greece
Armenian, Moldavian Presidents discuss CIS reforms
RA National Assembly Speaker: Heroic victory our grandfathers and
fathers won 60 years ago paved way for existence of independent
Armenia today
Armenian President congratulates country citizens on 60th anniversary
in Great Patriotic War
Our fathers’ achievements in Great Patriotic War basis for victories
in liberation struggle: Armenian PM
NKR State Commission on War Prisoners and Missing hands over three
Azeri servicemen to Azeri side
Russian Embassy in Armenia presents jubilee medals on 60th
Anniversary of Victory in WWII to veterans of Great Patriotic War
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KARLOS PAPULOS INVITES ARMENIAN PRESIDENT O VISIT GREECE
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. President of Greece Karlos Papulos has
invited Armenian President Robert Kocharyan to visit Greece. The RA
presidential press service reports that during their meeting in
Moscow the sides expressed their satisfaction over the bilateral
relations and stressed their willingness for further development.
P.T. -0–
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ARMENIAN, MOLDAVIAN PRESIDENTS DISCUSS CIS REFORMS
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharyan held a meeting
in Moscow with Moldavian President Vladimir Voronin. The RA
presidential press service reports that the sides discussed a wide
range of issues of bilateral relations. The sides also discussed CIS
reforms and prospects. P.T. -0–
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RA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SPEAKER: HEROIC VICTORY OUR GRANDFATHERS AND
FATHERS WON 60 YEARS AGO PAVED WAY FOR EXISTENCE OF INDEPENDENT
ARMENIA TODAY
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Armenian National Assembly Speaker Arthur
Baghdasaryan congratulated Armenian people Monday on the Day of
Victory. According to national Assembly’s Public Relations
Department, the message says that “anti-Hitler coalition’s victory
over Nazi Germany in 1945 opened a new chapter in Europe and the
world history”. Heroic victory our grandfathers and fathers won 60
years ago paved the way for existence of independent Republic of
Armenia today, the message says. The Speaker noted that may always
was a month of historic victories for Armenian people. As an example
of those victories, Baghdasaryan also single out Shushi liberation.
Today, bowing to the war victims, we ought to take care of all those,
who are along with us today after going through the war. The Speaker
congratulated Great Patriotic War veterans and Artsakh War heroes and
wished them sound health and happiness. M.V. -0–
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ARMENIAN PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES COUNTRY CITIZENS ON 60TH ANNIVERSARY
IN GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Armenian President Robert Kocharyan addressed
Armenian citizens Monday congratulating them on 60th anniversary of
victory in Great Patriotic War, Armenian Presidential Press Service
reports. “We celebrate glorious jubilee – 60th anniversary of Great
Patriotic War. This victory and peace laid ground for Armenia’s
further development”, the message says. Armenians set excellent
examples of courage and braveness and also make their contribution to
allies’ troops, guerillas groups and resistance movement in home
front. “My special cordial congratulations to our veterans that have
stood the cruel ordeal and defended the country from Nazi disaster”,
the President said in his message.
Kocharyan also pointed out that in 1992, Shushi liberation joined to
Armenian historic May victories. “In that war imposed on our people,
we proved once against that we always are ready to defend our people
right for peaceful life”, the President said in his message as well
as wished Armenian people peace and noted that “our devotion to our
motherland will be shown in creative labor focused on a new
generation upbringing and a new country building”. M.V. -0–
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OUR FATHERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS IN GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR BASIS FOR VICTORIES
IN LIBERATION STRUGGLE: ARMENIAN PM
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Our fathers’ achievements in the Great
Patriotic War served as a basis for victories in the liberation
struggle in Artsakh, RA Premier Andranik Margaryan told reporters.
According him, the Armenian authorities are equally dealing with the
problems of veterans of both the Great Patriotic War and Artsakh war,
making new steps to resolve them. Speaking of the two dates being
marked in Armenia today – the 60th anniversary of Victory in the
Great Patriotic War and the 13th anniversary of liberation of Shushi
– the RA Premier pointed out that “in 1941-1945 the task of
self-preservation was being accomplished, while in 1992 a step was
made to the realization of our hopes.”
In his turn, RA Minister of Defense Serge Sargsyan pointed out that
any family was affected by the cruel war in the soviet Union.
According to him, it is no coincidence that 60 year later people pay
tribute to those that sacrificed their lives for victory. Pointing
out that Armenia is marking two holidays today, Sargsyan stressed
that “the joy and pride of today are mixed with a bitterness in
memory of the perished companions-in-arms.”
RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan said that today we express our
gratitude to the people that sacrificed their lives in battling
fascism to resolve the problem of our existence, and by their
liberation of Shushi and consolidation of nationhood in the period of
independence, they opened a new page in the Armenian people’s
liberation struggle. P.T. -0–
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NKR STATE COMMISSION ON WAR PRISONERS AND MISSING HANDS OVER THREE
AZERI SERVICEMEN TO AZERI SIDE
STEPANAKERT, May 9. /ARKA/. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s State
Commission on War Prisoners and Missing handed over three Azeri
servicemen – Hayal Abdulaev, Hikmet Tagiev and Ruslan Bakiev -to
Azerbaijani side on Saturday at 14:25. The handover took place at
Agdam section of contact line between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azeri
armed forces. According to the Commission report the servicemen were
taken in custody on February 15, 2005, at north-eastern territory of
NKR while attempting to cross the demarcation line. Observing its
international commitments, Karabakh side informed OSCE and ICRC
offices in Nagorno Karabakh.
The handover of Azeri servicemen made in accordance with NKR
authorities’ decision with mediation of ICRC and OSCE Chair-in-Office
Personal Representative after proper accord with Azeri side was
reached.
ICRC representatives regularly visited the war prisoners throughout
the period they were kept in captivity. M.V. -0–
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RUSSIAN EMBASSY IN ARMENIA PRESENTS JUBILEE MEDALS ON 60TH
ANNIVERSARY OF VICTORY IN WWII TO VETERANS OF GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR
YEREVAN, May 9. /ARKA/. Russian Embassy in Armenia presented jubilee
medals on 60th Anniversary of Victory in WWII to veterans of Great
Patriotic War, citizens of RF. Acting Charge’ d’Affaires of Russia in
RA Igor Gromiko read out the address of RF President Vladimir Putin.
The message said `wherever you are, wherever you celebrate this
holiday, it remains in the heats of every one of us’. `You have
undergone many severe trials; you have stood up for the people’s
right for freedom, thus freed the country and the world from Nazism.
We pay our tribute to your feat. However, the lessons of war teach us
to join efforts in common fight against contemporary threats. Only
together we can withstand terrorism and other today’s challenges’,
says the address of the Russian President. L.V.-0–