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Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan issued a statement on the occasion of victory and peace day, press department of the President’s Office.

“Today, we pay tribute and express gratitude to the bright memory of our heroic predecessors, hundred thousands of whom fell in the struggle with the evil. We also pay tribute and express gratitude to a sadly small number of veterans who today stand with us,” reads the statement which also recalls many Armenians who fought for the freedom of the Fatherland and its bright future during WWII.
 
“For us, May 9 was reconsidered and reassessed with the liberation of Shushi in 1992. The cultural center of Artsakh, which for centuries had always been spreading light, education, science and arts, was turned into a monstrous weapon emplacement which was spreading death and destruction all around. For us, liberation of Shushi was the matter of life and death; on May 9 we repeated the heroic act of our fathers and grandfathers and changed the course of the war,” the President said and added: “Twenty-four years later, last month now sons of the liberators of Shushi repeated the heroic act of their fathers. This time, these were not the fidayi units but regiments of the mature regular army. They proved that each new generation of the Armenian nation is ready to again and resolutely defend our security, peace, and rights.”

“I congratulate us all on this glorious holiday. I wish us all peaceful skies and productive work,” concludes the statement.