First Armenian Republic was declared in a hard and unequal battleMay 28, 2009 - 15:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In his congratulatory address to the Armenian people, National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan particularly notes, "The Armenians managed to build a statehood in hard times, after the collapse of two big empires. Having led an unequal battle for their independence, they did manage to declare the First Republic.And today, 91 years later, we can build our sovereign state and achieve fair solution of Artsakh issue thanks to the First Armenian Republic and the victories we held in the battles of Sardarapat, Bash-Aparan and Gharakilisa." ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |