Armenian President to attend May 9 celebrations in Moscow

2010-04-24 11:53:00

ArmInfo. May 9 is a bright and happy day, the day of Great Victory and
Peace. We in Armenia have always celebrated this day and we will
always remember and be proud that our nation has also contributed to
the victory over Fascism, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan said in
an interview to RIA Novosti.

"The 19 Armenian heroes of the USSR and 27 companions of the Order of
Glory have been an example of self-sacrifice for many generations of
Armenians. Hundreds of thousands of Armenians fought for this victory
as guerrillas, privates, generals, admirals and marshals," Sargsyan
said.

He said that he is going to attend this year’s Victory Day
celebrations in Moscow and is grateful to President Medvedev for his
invitation.

"We must not forget that we won this victory together. Marshal
Bagramyan was at the head of the combined regiment of the 1st Baltic
Front during the Victory Parade at Red Square June 24 1945. Just like
him I am from Nagorno-Karabakh and it will be a great honor for me to
be at Red Square during the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of
the Great Victory. This is one of the most glorious pages of our
common history and we must keep the memory of a victory won through
enormous endeavor in the most bloody war ever," Sargsyan said.