ON MAY 9 SOLEMN EVENTS ORGANIZED IN STEPANAKERT AND SHOUSHI DEDICATED TO THE VICTORY HOLIDAY, THE DAY OF THE ARTSAKH REPUBLIC DEFENSE ARMY AND THE LIBERATION OF SHOUSHI
NOYAN TAPAN
MAY 10,2010
STEPANAKERT
On 9 May President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook at
the solemn events organized in Stepanakert and Shoushi dedicated to
the Victory Holiday, the Day of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army
and the liberation of Shoushi.
The Head of the State together with second President of the Republic
of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and second President of the NKR Arkady
Ghoukasyan visited Stepanakert memorial complex, laid garland and
flowers to the monument immortalizing the memory of martyrs perished
in the Great Patriotic War and Artsakh liberation struggle.
Thereupon the President visited Shoushi where he laid garlands and
flowers to the pedestal of the tank-monument and the monument of
Vazgen Sargsyan. Bako Sahakyan was present at the solemn ceremony
of handing over keys of the newly built dwelling house in Shoushi to
families of the NKR Defense army servicemen.
According to the report by central information department of the office
of the Artsakh Republic President, on the same day in connection with
the 9 May Triple Holiday the President partook at the solemn event
organized at the Stepanakert stadium where he delivered a speech.
The leadership of the Artsakh Republic, official delegation of the
Republic of Armenia at the head of the National Assembly speaker Hovik
Abrahamyan, representatives of the Diaspora, as well as guests from
the abroad partook at the solemn events.