  Artsakh marks 25th anniversary of national liberation struggle February 12, 2013 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 12, 1988, national liberation movement against Azerbaijani invaders kicked off in Artsakh. Nagorno Karabakh Republic’s Hadrut town hosted the first rally, with participants urging for reunification of Artsakh with Armenia. According to one of the movement organizers, later the first commander of NKR defense army Arkadi Karapetyan, at the beginning of 1988 rallies, 150 people were getting ready for future rallies by launching signature campaigns, distributing leaflets, disclosing facts of discrimination in protection of national dignity. The first rally was held on Feb 12, with the movement further gathering pace across Artsakh. In response to the peaceful demands of Artsakh Armenians, that made up 80% of the total population of Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Oblast (NKAO), Azerbaijan unleashed aggression against the civilians. As a result of 1991-1994 national liberation war, Nagorno Karabakh Republic was proclaimed, with NKR defense army forming a security zone of 7 provinces. The cease-fire was signed in 1994.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
