THEY WERE AT YERABLUR

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[01:49 pm] 05 March, 2009

Thousands of people, state officials, soldiers and average
citizens paid a visit to Yerablur to mark the 50th anniversary of
prominent political and state official, sparapet (commander) Vazgen
Sargsyan. They all laid wreaths and flowers on his tombstone and
then on the tombstones of Warrior Andranik and victims of the Artsaj
liberation struggle.

At 10 a.m. Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Yerablur. Beofre that, the
three political parties of the governing coalition were already at
Yerablur. RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan, Head of the RA
Constitutional Court Gagik Harutyunyan, RA Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan, Chairman of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, RA
Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Chief of RA Police Alik Sargsyan,
Mayor of yerevan Gagik Beglaryan and others were also there. Among
participants were many of the fellow soldiers of Vazgen Sargsyan,
as well as the students of the military institute named after him.

"We are paying tribute to a man who was the prominent state, political
and military figure of our times and the commander of the army. He
helped us achieve victory and peace along with his fellow soldiers. We
also remember him as a servant with whom we were able to solve our
issues," stated RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan.

RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan recalled that he has created a
governmental commission to organize the events dedicated to the 50th
anniversary of Vazgen Sargsyan.

Later the officials of the army laid flowers and wreaths near the bust
of Vazgen Sargsyan and stood for a moment of silence. This evening
a concert in memory of Vazgen Sargsyan will take place at the Karen
Demirchyan sport/concert complex. In addition, a series of events
will take place in Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh organized by the RA
Ministries of Defense, Education and Science, Culture, a number of
non-governmental organizations and the Union of Writers of Armenia.