U.S. city of Cranston proclaims May 20 as Shushi Liberation Day

U.S. city of Cranston proclaims May 20 as Shushi Liberation Day
June 6, 2012 - 12:36 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. city of Cranston proclaimed May 20 as Shushi Liberation Day.

“Shushi’s liberation was the turning point in the long Nagorno Karabakh”, wrote Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung in the special resolution that proclaimed May 20 Shushi City Liberation Day.

The resolution text stresses, that dozens of “Armenian liberators made the ultimate sacrifice so that others may live free from oppression and tyranny”.

Mayor of Shushi Garen Avakimyan sent a letter to Mayor Fung, in which he thanked the Mayor and the City of Cranston for celebrating the Shushi’s liberation, and adopting the resolution.

The letter by Mayor Avakimyan, in particular, said: “Throughout its history, Shushi has always been playing a significant role in the cultural and educational life of the Armenian people…On behalf of the citizens of the free Shushi, I would like to thank you for your support. We look forward to further cooperation, and deepening of the friendship between our cities,” The Office of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic in the United States reported.

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