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56-year-old Serob Gevorgyan is a “member of the oldest party,” the grandson of “Dashnak Hayk.” 

Serob says he participated in Artsakh liberation war in the early 90s, fought for 4 years and 6 months under the command of Shahen Meghryan, participated in fights for Shahumyan.

After the war, he taught military science for 20 years, then worked at a military enlistment office.

Currently, he lives in the village of Mrgashat, Armavir province, works at Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, and earns AMD 55,000 a month.

“I get not a single penny as a war veteran, and I have never applied for it,” Gevorgyan, a father of four, told our correspondent.

According to him, there are many veterans of Karabakh war who live in remote villages, and are neglected by the government. Serob says he visited the Karabakh war veterans protesting at Liberty Square of Yerevan for pension increase and conveyed them his support.

The Karabakh war veteran added that he appreciates the law authored by General Manvel Grigoryan on granting a status to Yerkrapah volunteers, and is going to apply for getting a status.

Asked if the veterans, who are offended with the government, will come out to fight in case a war starts, Serob said, “I am already 56 years old, and I will be the first to come out because I have sworn on arms, on my land and on my country. We are offended with the government, but we are not offended with our land, our sacred place. We will be the first ones to go to the battlefield.”