Ukraine hosts concert celebrating Armenia’s First Republic Day![]() May 29, 2012 - 12:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apart from Armenian Diaspora representatives, many Ukrainians and artists of Armenian origin attended the concert by legendary Armenian musician Jivan Gasparyan in Kyiv, according to Analitika.at.ua. Soloist of the National Opera of Ukraine Susanna Chakhoyan, Varda, Lusine Kocharyan and a young Ukrainian singer Vlad Darvin attended the event. The concert was held in the framework of First Republic Day celebration. The Democratic Republic of Armenia, also known as the First Republic of Armenia, was proclaimed on May 28, 1918, after the dissolution of the Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic. Its army continued to fight on the Allied side south of the Caucasus until the Ottoman Empire surrendered in October 1918. The independent republic endured from May 1918 to December 1920. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |