14TH ANNIVERSARY OF OPENING OF LACHIN CORRIDOR CELEBRATED IN NK

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
May 19 2006

Festivities were held today in the Nagorno Karabakh Republic on the
occasion of the 14th Anniversary of the opening of the Lachin corridor.

The Lachin region administration, Karabakh MPs, the NKR Minister of
Defense Seyran Ohanyan, representatives of commanding staff of the
NKR Defense Army, as well as guests from Armenia participated in the
festival measures, DE FACTO own correspondent reports from Stepanakert.

The operation on the opening of the Lachin corridor was implemented
May 17-18, 1992. The voluntary units of the Self – Defense Forces
and groups of volunteers from Armenia took part in the operation. The
opening of the humanitarian corridor through Lachin enabled Karabakh
to establish a secure connection with Armenia and the world.