THE RESIDENTS OF ARTSAKH WANT PERPETUAL INDEPENDENCE
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| 18:27:10 | 02-09-2005 | Social |
“I wish for the Artsakh independence to be perpetual as it was won
at the cost of numerous lives. May Artsakh to develop together with
Armenia. Let the rainbow after the rain gather all the Armenians from
all over the world together”, this is the wish of Epraxia Karapetyan
who lost his son and his 60-year-old husband in the Karabakh war.
On September 2 the population of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh
celebrates the 14th anniversary of independence. In connection with
this, in different residences on Karabakh events were organized. In
Askeran the people and the officials visited the monument to the
Unknown Soldier and put flowers on it.
After that the soldiers of the Askeran detachment marched under the
Armenian and Artsakh National Anthems. According to Commander Samvel
Beglaryan, the duty of the Army is to nurture patriotism and heroism
in the hearths of the young generation, as the future of the country
is theirs.
The local officials congratulated the population. After that the
spiritual leader of the Askeran St. Mariam Church sent his blessings
and congratulations to all the Armenians, “This is the Independence
day of all of us as every meter of land was won with the blood of an
Armenian. So I congratulate the Armenians from all over the world. May
the Lord support our countries”, said the priest.
And yesterday evening the local municipality handed medals to 6 local
veterans of the Great Patriotic War on behalf of Robert Kocharyan.
Lilit Asryan
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