On 7 May in connection with the Victory Holiday, the Day of the NKR Defense Army and the Liberation of Shoushi President Bako Sahakyan held a solemn ceremony of awarding. As informs Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President, the Head of the State congratulated the attendees on the Triple holiday and handed in awards to a group of people. The President underlined in his speech that the great May victories proved to the whole world the ability of the Armenian nation to protect its motherland, create an independent statehood and continuously strengthen it. Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, chairman of the National Assembly Ashot Ghoulyan, premier Ara Haroutyunyan, members of political parties and non-governmental organizations, veterans of the Great Patriotic and Artsakh Liberation Wars, other officials, guests arrived from the Republic of Armenia and the Diaspora partook at the ceremony.

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