  Defense Minister: Armenian independence helped defend Artsakh September 20, 2012 - 17:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Ministry hosted a celebration on the occasion of Armenian Independence Day. “Independence Day is the most cherished holiday for all Armenians. Freedom was gained at a cost of great efforts and sacrifice,” Defense Minister said. Seyran Ohanyan noted restoration of Armenian statehood through Sept. 21 referendum in 1991 as the sole way to defend Artsakh. “Independence enabled to take operative measures for establishment of a democratic system of government, implementation of foreign policy in the interests of Armenia’s and Artsakh people and formation of regular armed forces,” Minister Ohanyan said. The Defense Ministry further hosted a ceremony awarding outstanding soldiers and liberators with state awards of Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh Republic and Defense Ministry.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
