NKR President Congratulates "Cilicia" Sailing Vessels Crew On Occasi

NKR PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES "CILICIA" SAILING VESSELS CREW ON OCCASION OF HISTORIC NAVIGATION

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 07 2006

STEPANAKERT, SEPTEMBER 7, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. NKR President
Arkadi Ghukasian congratulated "Cilicia" Armenian sailing vessel crew
which finished its sailing. The telegram, submitted to Noyan Tapan
by the NKR President’s Acting Press Sectretary, particularly, reads
the following: "I whole-heartedly congratulate you on the occasion
of finishing the realy historic sailing.

You accomplished a real feat in the name of Armenia and Artsakh, in
the name of the Armenian people. Your "Cilicia" sailing vessel which
has become legendary, on the mast of which the flag of the Republic
of Nagorno Karabakh was also waving, overcoming in two years 15
thousand sea miles and stopping in 63 ports of 26 countries of Europe
and Mediterranean Sea basin, became the symbol of kindness and peace
characteristical for our people from old ages. Owing to your patriotic
mission, the Old world got to better know ideas and values professed
by us, history and culture of our world-spread people, and, of course,
the truth about the national-liberating struggle of Artsakh. It is
deeply symbolic that the end of the navigation coincided with the 15th
anniversary of proclaiming the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. Even
our ill-wishers had to accept your contribution in the affair of
propaganda of the Armenian people’s interests. Artsakh attentively
looked after your navigation, worried about you and admired your
courage. You personify the Armenian people’s valour and valiance. You
are real heroes.