Arrangements Dedicated to Anniversary of Legendary Hero Monte Melkonyan

NKR Government Information and
Public Relations Department

November 28, 2008

This year also, the legendary hero Monte Melkonyan’s (Avo) anniversary
was marked by a number of arrangements at which the NKR Prime Minister
A.Haroutyunyan, a delegation of the RA headed by Gegharkounik regional
administration head N.Poghosyan, the NKR Defence Minister M.Hakobyan,
the NKR Minister of Education and Science V.Khachatryan, the NKR
Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs L.Hakobyan, Mayor of Stepanakert
V.Mikayelyan, the Head of Martouni regional administration
V.Khachatryan, other officials, Avo’s companions-in-arms and relatives
were present. All those present first laid bunches of flowers and
wreaths in the village Marzillu, where Avo was perished, then at the
monument, erected in Martouni in commemoration of the hero.
Thereupon, arrangements were continued in the recently repaired
culture house in Martouni, named after national hero Avo, where
collectives from the NKR and the RA Gegharkounik region performed.
Celebrations, dedicated to Avo’s anniversary, were accomplished by
arrangements carried out in culture house of Chartar, where meeting
with Avo’s companions-in-arms took place.