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S. OHANYAN: "WE CAN FIGHT BRAVELY"
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/29/erablur
03:35 pm | June 29, 2010 | Politics
According to data of the International Red Cross Committee last year,
there are 4,000-5,000 Armenian and Azeri soldiers missing in the
Karabakh war.
During the visit to "Yerablur" on the occasion of the Day of freedom
fighters missing in action, RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan
said the Ministry had not found any missing soldier this year. "We
are working on finding out information about some soldiers every year
through searches."
The Minister of Defense laid a wreath at the monument dedicated
to missing soldiers and lilies at the memorials of Vazgen Sargsyan
and Andranik.
Freedom fighters, members of the deceased freedom fighters were also at
"Yerablur" Pantheon.
Freedom fighter of HAB detachment Vanik who visits "Yerablur" with
some of his friends in combat every year, told "A1+" that he will go to
war in case of danger. He also complained that today freedom fighters
are not paid attention to and noted that he didn't know how many of
his friends would go to war with him due to their disappointment.
Mother of a deceased freedom fighter Greta Khachatryan added that
the government gives her subsidy and pension, but nobody can take
care of a family with that money.
President of the Union of Veteran of the Detachments of Special
Significance of the Militia Grisha Sargsyan talked about the freedom
fighters' problems and noted that he has undertaken the legislative
initiative to pass an NA law on freedom fighters.
"We must show government support so they can live with equal rights.
We have laws on everything, but we haven't adopted the most important
law on freedom fighters who are the ones sacrificing their lives. That
is why the widows of many dead freedom fighters go from door-to-door
asking for food."
Seyran Ohanyan assured journalists that the Ministry is working rather
seriously toward strengthening the army's combativeness and taking
serious measures for implementing on-duty combat and improving the
work of Armenia's structures on the line of contact. He claims that
Armenia's army is combative. "We can expect attacks at any moment,
but as previous cases and this [June 19] showed, our soldiers can
fight bravely in case of need and even die to maintain our positions.
From: A. Papazian
http://a1plus.am/en/politics/2010/06/29/erablur
03:35 pm | June 29, 2010 | Politics
According to data of the International Red Cross Committee last year,
there are 4,000-5,000 Armenian and Azeri soldiers missing in the
Karabakh war.
During the visit to "Yerablur" on the occasion of the Day of freedom
fighters missing in action, RA Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan
said the Ministry had not found any missing soldier this year. "We
are working on finding out information about some soldiers every year
through searches."
The Minister of Defense laid a wreath at the monument dedicated
to missing soldiers and lilies at the memorials of Vazgen Sargsyan
and Andranik.
Freedom fighters, members of the deceased freedom fighters were also at
"Yerablur" Pantheon.
Freedom fighter of HAB detachment Vanik who visits "Yerablur" with
some of his friends in combat every year, told "A1+" that he will go to
war in case of danger. He also complained that today freedom fighters
are not paid attention to and noted that he didn't know how many of
his friends would go to war with him due to their disappointment.
Mother of a deceased freedom fighter Greta Khachatryan added that
the government gives her subsidy and pension, but nobody can take
care of a family with that money.
President of the Union of Veteran of the Detachments of Special
Significance of the Militia Grisha Sargsyan talked about the freedom
fighters' problems and noted that he has undertaken the legislative
initiative to pass an NA law on freedom fighters.
"We must show government support so they can live with equal rights.
We have laws on everything, but we haven't adopted the most important
law on freedom fighters who are the ones sacrificing their lives. That
is why the widows of many dead freedom fighters go from door-to-door
asking for food."
Seyran Ohanyan assured journalists that the Ministry is working rather
seriously toward strengthening the army's combativeness and taking
serious measures for implementing on-duty combat and improving the
work of Armenia's structures on the line of contact. He claims that
Armenia's army is combative. "We can expect attacks at any moment,
but as previous cases and this [June 19] showed, our soldiers can
fight bravely in case of need and even die to maintain our positions.
From: A. Papazian