RA OFFICIAL DELEGATION LED BY NA SPEAKER HOVIK ABRAHAMYAN TAKES PART AT MAY FESTIVITIES IN NKR

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May 10 2010
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The official delegation of the Republic of Armenia led by the RA NA
Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan on May 8-9 in the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
took part in the solemn ceremonies dedicated to the 65th anniversary
of the victory in the Great Patriotic War and 18th anniversary of
the Liberation Day of Shushi and the Day of the NKR Defense Army.

On the delegation were the Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan,
the NA Vice Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, the Chairman of the NA Standing
Committee on State and Legal Affairs Davit Harutyunyan, the deputies
Karine Achemyan, Artak Zakaryan, Rustam Gasparyan, Ashot Tonoyan, Ruben
Gevorgyan, Artyush Shahbazyan, Bagrat Sargsyan, Larisa Alaverdyan,
Armen Martirosyan, the Minister of Finance Tigran Davtyan, the Minister
of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan, the Governor of Syunik Surik
Khachatryan and other officials.

On May 8 NKR NA Speaker Ashot Ghulyan and NKR officials met the
delegation led by the RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in the outskirts
of Shushi.

After the short meeting on the same day with NKR President Bako
Sahakyan in Stepanakert the official delegation of the Republic of
Armenia took part in the solemn evening dedicated to three holidays,
which took place in the House of Officer. There the NKR President gave
awards the veterans of the Great Patriotic War, the freedom fighters,
who took part in the Artsakh battle, military servicemen of the NKR
Defense Army.

On the morning of May 9 in the name of the Armenian authorities the
RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan laid a wreath and flowers in memory
of the victims in the city memorial of Stepanakert.

On the same day the delegation led by the RA NA Speaker Hovik
Abrahamyan left for Shushi. After paying tribute at the tank-monument
near the outskirts of the city the RA NA Speaker laid flowers at
the statue of Vazgen Sargsyan in Shushi, after which he took part
in the Holy Mass ceremony in the Saint Holy Savior Ghazanchetzotz
Mother Cathedral.

In the courtyard of the church the RA NA Speaker in his short
conversation congratulated the whole Armenian people on the occasion
of the May three holidays and said in particular: "The peoples of
Armenia and Artsakh must always be united, as today, more than ever
our unity and tolerance are very important."

Later, RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan took part at the house-warming
ceremony of the military servicemen of the NKR Defense Army in Shushi,
during which 14 families of the military servicemen were given keys
of newly built flats. The latter received valuable presents by the RA
NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan. RA NA Speaker had a walk in the flats,
talked with the new dwellers.

After having a walk Hovik Abrahamyan in his briefing with the
journalists once again congratulated the Armenian people on the
occasion of the May three holidays and said: "We as a power must do
everything for peace and happiness. Today, 14 families of the military
servicemen were given flats, which were built with high quality. Let
God give these 14 families happiness and peace in their flats."

On the same day, ending the visit to the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
the official delegation of the Republic of Armenia the delegation
led by the RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, returned to Yerevan.