  Ohanyan: volunteers turned Artsakh fight into a patriotic war February 18, 2012 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan spoke at the 9th meeting of Yerkrapah Volunteer Union. He said that volunteer troops honorably protected our homeland’s security until a regular army was formed. “Volunteers were the decisive power due to which Artsakh war turned into a patriotic war,” Ohanyan stressed. Defense Minister mentioned the role of the former defense minister and prime minister of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan in unification of volunteer troops and establishment of the army. Speaking about the feat of Yerkrapah during Artsakh war, Minister Ohanyan said that nobody and nothing is forgotten.    Yerkrapah Volunteer Union Yerkrapah Volunteer Union was established in 1993. It currently comprises over 10 thous. members, majority of whom are veterans of Artsakh national liberation struggle.  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. |
