THE SPARAPET "RETURNED"

2009/09/22/monument
06:34 pm | September 22, 2009

Society

The opening ceremony of the statue of Sparapet and victim of the
terrorist acts of October 27 Vazgen Sargsyan was held yesterday in
the city of Ararat.

The white cloth was lowered by Sargsyan’s parents, head of the Ararat
region and the mayor. The statue was installed on the platform where
supposedly Vazgen Sargsyan had first called on his fellow Armenians
to serve as volunteers in the fight for Artsakh.

"I feel proud, although I suffer from the loss," said Vazgen Sargsyan’s
mother Mrs. Greta, crying.

The statue was sculpted by Arayik Alekyan who told "A1+":

"I put the rebellious spirit of Vazgen in the statue and presented him
as an artist and a political figure. I don’t know if I accomplished
that or not."

Citizens of Ararat were very happy to finally see the Sparapet’s
perpetual return to their city.

"This was a great present for us. We are very happy to see our Sparapet
home," said citizen of Ararat Matevos Iskandaryan.

Participating in the opening ceremony were NA Chairman Hovik
Abrahamyan, Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan, but they didn’t
make speeches.

The Sparapet’s brother, leader of the "Republic" party Aram Sargsyan
didn’t participate in the opening of the statue. The office of the
"Republic" party didn’t tell us why Aram Sargsyan couldn’t answer
our questions today.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress