FESTIVE EVENT ORGANIZED IN VICTORY PARK ON OCCASION OF 63rd ANNIVERSARY
OF VICTORY IN GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR ANd 16th ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION OF
SHOUSHI

YEREVAN, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN. A festive event was organized in Victory
Park of Yerevan on May 9 on the occasion of the 63rd anniversary of the
victory in the Great Patriotic war and the 16th anniversary of the
liberation of Shoushi. The event was attended by the prime minister
Tigran Sargsian, the speaker of the RA National Assembly Tigran
Torosian, NA deputies, government members, veterans of World War II and
azatamartiks (freedom fighters) who took part in the liberation of
Shoushi.

The event participants laid wreaths at Monument to the Unknown Soldier.
Then there was a military parade followed by a festive concert.

During a talk with NT correspondent, veteran of the Great Patriotic
war, Professor Suren Zohrabian said that the biographies of more than
600 thousand Armenians who fought against fascism are covered with
glory. 300 thousand of them died on the battlefield in the name of
peace. In our recent history, the Artsakh heroic war, especially the
liberation of Shoushi, are unprecedented, which, according to S.
Zohrabian, can be considered as the continuation of the victory gained
in the Great Patriotic war.

Responding to questions of the reporters, T. Torosian said: "Regardless
of the fact, in which war our compatriots had participated – in World
War II or the liberation of Shoushi, we all must appreciate their
heroic deeds, realizing that they risked their lives in the name of
peace".