ARMENIAN VETERANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MOSCOW PARADE ON MAY 9
Alisa Gevorgyan

"Radiolur"
05.05.2010 18:06

Sixteen Armenian veterans will leave for Moscow to participate in
the parade dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Victory in the
Great Patriotic War, Chairman of the Committee of Armenian Veterans
and Armed Forces, Colonel Hrant Hovhannisyan told "Radiolur."

The Armenian veterans will participate in parades in other cities of
Russia, as well.

"The victory in the Great Patriotic War was of the same importance
for us as Sardarapat. Our people have to remember this," Hrant
Hovhannisyan said.

According to him, while heavy battles were taking place near
Stalingrad, neighboring Turkey had located 26 divisions at the Armenian
border. The Colonel does not doubt that Turkey would penetrate into
Armenia and bring the Armenian Genocide to an end, if the Soviet
forces were beaten in Stalingrad.

The contribution of the Armenians to the victory in the Great Patriotic
War has always been highly estimated, the Colonel said. "The victory in
the Artsakh War was the continuation of that of the Great Patriotic
War. It was the same spirit, the same gene, the same concept of
motherland that guided the Armenian soldier," he added.

As for Azerbaijan’s bellicose statements, Hrant Hovhannisyan does
not take them seriously. He never forgets, however, that the enemy
should not be underestimated.