“SUCH CRIMES CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN”
Support A1+!The Speaker of the National Assembly of Armenia, the Vice-Presidents, Deputies and representatives of the NA staff laid flowers at the memorial to the victims of the terrorist act of October 27, 1999.
“Every year paying tribute to the victims at this memorial we say no to terrorism, intolerance and hostility. Although nine years have passed since the terrorist attack of October 27, 1999, each of us will carry the pain and sad feelings experienced on that day throughout his life,” said Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan speaking at the Memorial to the October 27 victims in the yard of the National Assemble today morning.
“Nine years later we state that such crimes cannot be forgotten, they have no time limitation and we must do our best to avert their repetition. Therefore, every year when gathering at this memorial we should ensure that our power lies in our unity and we can build a stronger and more respectable Armenia with joint efforts which was the long-cherished dream of the October 27 victims Vazgen Sargsyan, Karen Demirchyan, Yuri Bakhshyan and others. As a NA Speaker I pledge to do my utmost to establish amity, tolerance and mutual respect in the country. I don't even doubt that the Armenia they longed for will be built with our joint efforts,” said Hovik Abrahamyan.
Today all Armenian parliamentarians laid flowers to the Memorial.
To note, Hovik Abrahamyan had invited the relatives of Karen Demirchyan and Vazgen Sargsyan. Karen Demirchyan's wife Rima Demirchyan and son Stepan Demirchyan were present at today's memorial ceremony. But Greta and Aram Sargsyans had declined the NA Speaker's invitation.
After the ceremony some parliamentarians resumed their ordinary routine and passed to the discussion of the state budget 2009 while others headed for the City Pantheon and Yerablur.
