CONFERENCE OF «YERKRAPAH» UNION OF VOLUNTEERS TOOK PLACE IN YEREVAN

PanARMENIAN.Net - The fifth conference of «Yerkrapah» Union of volunteers » public organization took place in Yerevan today. Armenian defense minister Serge Sarkisian addressed the participants. In his speech, the chair of the union managing committee, deputy defense minister Manvel Gevorgian said that although the veterans of the Karabakh war wished peace they were always ready to stand up for the motherland. He especially noted the «Yerkrapah» Union of volunteers» would keep up with investigation of the case on the terrorist act in the parliament as a result of which the founder of the union Vazgen Sarkisian was killed. Premier Andranik Margarian, who is the union managing committee member, had a speech at the conference. He noted, «Yerkrapah» is not only a stabilizing strength but also a guarantee of the security of the country. At the same time Markarian did not welcome the interest of the ex-members of people's volunteer corps in politics. "We are first of all soldiers and then only politicians", noted the premier. Vazgen Sarkisian's mother Greta Sarkisian had a speech at the conference. She, in contrast to Andranik Markarian, is sure that the members of "Yerkrapah" have to participate in political life of the country more active. Greta Sarkisian called on the ex- members of people's volunteer corps "to come round and to take the situation into their own hands". According to her "the real masters of Armenia are "Yerkrapah" members".