Armenian top brass pays tribute to perished warriors
May 9 is celebrated in Armenia as a triple holiday: today Armenians celebrate the 66th anniversary of victory in the Great patriotic War, the 19th anniversary of Shushi Liberation and the Day of the NKR Defense Army.
Armenia's top brass headed by Parliament Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited Victory Park to lay wreaths at the monument to the Unknown Solider. A minute of silence was observed in memory of the perished warriors, which was followed by a military parade.
"Our veterans deserve a dignified life and better living conditions. The government is doing its utmost to improve veterans' living conditions and reduce their problems to the minimum," said Hovik Abrahamyan, at the same time underlining the scarcity of financial resources.
"The victory is deeply perceived during our personal contacts with war veterans. The most important is to bridge people and authorities. We have always relied on ourselves and we should unite efforts to boost our economy and army," said the Armenian parliament speaker.
Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan noted that the bravery and sacrifice demonstrated during the Great Patriotic War and Karabakh war set a brilliant sample to our future generations.
"Our sons worthily repeated the feats of our ancestors during the liberation of Shushi, he said.
