  Atrsakh war fighters to commemorate victory day April 19, 2012 - 13:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Union of Artsakh freedom fighters (UAFF) will organize a May 9 2012 charity action aiming to help Artsakh war veterans and families of those killed in this liberation war. “May is the month of our victories, this is why we focus on helping our veterans namely in May and September,” chairman of UAFF youth unit Gegham Stepanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. People regularly volunteer to help veterans, and UAFF organizes various charity events throughout the whole year, Stepanyan emphasized. May 9, 2012 is a special day for the Armenian people. It marks the Victory Day of the Great Patriotic War, as well as 20th anniversary of Shushi’s liberation from Azerbaijani occupation and creation of Defense Army of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. UAFF was established in 2000. The Union comprising 8500 freedom fighters is chaired by Artsakh Hero, Major General Samvel Karapetyan.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
