Seyran Ohanyan: we celebrate 3 victories in May![]() May 5, 2010 - 15:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three victories are celebrated in May, Armenian Defense Minister said. “On May 9, we celebrate the victory in the Great Patriotic War, liberation of Shushi and formation of NKR Defense Army,” Seyran Ohanyan said during a meeting with students and teaching staff of Yerevan State University. Drawing parallels between the GPW and Artsakh war, Minister Ohanyan said that there would be no victory in the Artsakh war but for the heroic victory in the GPW. “Both the Great Patriotic and Artsakh wars were imposed on us,” he said. Upon completion of the meeting, Minister Ohanyan handed jubilee medals to the GPW veterans, who were present. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |