Tigran Sargsyan congratulated Armenians on Victory DayMay 8, 2009 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan has congratulated the Armenian people on Victory Day and Shushi Liberation Day, RA Government Press Service reports. "Every year on this day, our souls are filled with a sense of unity and national dignity. To have a reliable and secure future, we are required to estimate the current situation in a sober manner and view our historical victories (from Avarayr to Shushi) from the angle of current threats and challenges. Shushi bows to those sons of Armenian people who sacrificed their lives for the sake of their country and people, for the sake of dignified life in free and independent Armenia.We must always remember Armenian people's worthy merit in victory over fascism. The recent years' victories are of special importance for all Armenians, as they constitute heroic pages written during Karabakh liberation war. Congratulating you on Victory Day, I wish you health and peaceful and creative work to the benefit of our independent statehood and realization of our national goals." Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |