  Atrsakh war fighters to commemorate victory day April 19, 2012 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Union of Artsakh freedom fighters (UAFF) will organize a May 9 2012 charity action aiming to help Artsakh war veterans and families of those killed in this liberation war. “May is the month of our victories, this is why we focus on helping our veterans namely in May and September,” chairman of UAFF youth unit Gegham Stepanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. People regularly volunteer to help veterans, and UAFF organizes various charity events throughout the whole year, Stepanyan emphasized. May 9, 2012 is a special day for the Armenian people. It marks the Victory Day of the Great Patriotic War, as well as 20th anniversary of Shushi’s liberation from Azerbaijani occupation and creation of Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. UAFF was established in 2000. The Union comprising 8500 freedom fighters is chaired by Artsakh Hero, Major General Samvel Karapetyan. Partner news  Top stories Serzh Sargsyan addressed a letter of condolence to Barack Obama on the destruction caused by Oklahoma City tornado. Hrach Berberyan: €2500 will be spent for the coverage of 1 hectare crop, whereas the price of one anti-hail station totals $30 000. The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes. Artsrun Hovhannisyan: the helicopter wasn't damaged; there's no evidence as to the shooting except the accounts of the villagers.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
