Victory And Peace Holiday Marked In Akhalkalak

VICTORY AND PEACE HOLIDAY MARKED IN AKHALKALAK

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 11 2006

AKHALKALAK, MAY 11, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The Victory and
Peace Holiday was celebrated on May 9 at the Akhalkalak Culture
House on the initiative of the “Zori Zorian” youth union. Khachatur
Stepanian, the “A-Info” Information Agency Director, Grigor Minasian
and Nairi Kaghktsian, members of the “Zori Zorian” youth union,
Fedya Torosian, a freedom-fighter from Javakhk, Artashes Shahbazian,
a public-political figure from Armenia made speeches at the solemn
part of the event. According to “A-Info”, those making speeches
attached importance to the role of the May 9 victories, the one in
the Great Patriotic War and the liberation of Shoushi in the Armenian
history. Favourite singers Samvel Yeranian and David Amalian arrived
from Yerevan made speeches in the artistic part of the event. The
“Legend of Shoushi” film was shown after the concert.