President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian handed over an award to carpenter Samvel Gasparyan during the award ceremony of the Hero Of Our Time in Gyumri’s Sev Berd on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the Independence of Armenia.
The TV broadcasting tower in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi lit up in the colors of the Armenian national flag on Armenia’s Independence Day, the Armenian Embassy in Georgia said on Facebook.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on the Independence Day, the Russian government said in a statement. “The Armenian-Russian friendly, partnering and allied relations are continuously developing at various directions. I am confident that the further strengthening of the trade-economic and investment cooperation, the promotion of joint prospective projects […]
I praise the friendly and allied nature of the Armenian-Russian relations. I am confident that we will be able to further strengthen the bilateral constructive cooperation in political, commercial, humanitarian and other areas with joint efforts, as well as to expand the partnering collaboration within the frames of the Eurasian integration process.
The “Hero Of Our Times” award ceremony kicked off today in Gyumri’s Sev Berd (Black Fortress) on the sidelines of Armenia’s Independence Day celebrations.
During the period from September 15 to 21 the Azerbaijani forces violated the ceasefire regime in the Artsakh-Azerbaijan line of contact over 120 times by firing around 1000 shots from various caliber weapons at the Armenian positions.
It’s a special message to better know ourselves, our country, identity, our opportunities and potential.
28 years ago the Armenian people said its decisive “yes” through a referendum to declare independence. 99,5% of voters voted in favor of Armenia being a democratic independent state outside the USSR. Two days later, on September 23rd, the Supreme Council declared Armenia an independent, sovereign republic.
The top officials of Armenia and Artsakh today visited the Yerablur military pantheon on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence.
