20TH ANNIVERSARY OF WITHDRAWAL OF SOVIET TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN TO BE MARKED IN ARMENIA
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13.01.2009 14:28
On January 13 the recurrent sitting of the interdepartmental commission
to organize and conduct the jubilee events dedicated to the 20th
anniversary of withdrawing the Soviet troops from Afghanistan took
place at the Ministry of Defense chaired by Defense Minister Seyran
Ohanyan.
Discussed were issues connected with the visit of the participants
of the event to Armenia, as well as the details of the organization
of arrangements in Armenia within this framework.
The program of events to be held in Armenia, which envisages an
exhibition titled the "Afghan War, meetings with servicemen, students
of military educational establishments, teachers and pupils of
secondary schools, visits of the veterans of the Afghan and Artsakhi
wars to memorials to the soldiers killed in the wars, visit to the
Yerablur Pantheon and "Haghtanak" Park, screening of archive video
materials, concerts, a Holy Mass at St Gregory the Illuminator Church,
as well as a meeting with mass media representatives.
At the end of the meeting RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan stressed
the importance of such events, noting that those contribute to the
patriotic upbringing of the younger generation.
Members of the commission later determined the programs for the
near future.