In the framework of functions dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, on the efforts of the RA Defense Ministry the urn with ashes of military and state man, member of the 1st Republic’s Parliament Commander Sepouh – Arshak Nersisyan was delivered to the Homeland.

22 years for history – it is one moment, but for human life – it is the whole youth… But when your country’s borders, family, relatives, your nation’s right for peaceful life are threatened, you, as a particle of society, inheriting the free spirit of your ancestors, at any age should take up arms …

Yet in 2012 we prepared and published a three-volume collection of documents “Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire: evidence of survivors”, which includes the evidence of miraculously saved people about massacre and genocide by Turkish authorities in their settlements in 1916-1917. The book has received a great response among the readers of both Armenia and the Diaspora, even in Turkey. Even Turkish historians asked me to organize the publication of the collection in the Turkish language. Recently the Turkish translation of the book was published in Istanbul by the publishing house of Turkish human rights activist Zaqep Zakaroglu. The book will be translated also in Russian, French, Spanish and other languages.

The National library of Armenia always provides military units with literature. This time was the turn of the Noyemberyan military unit of Tavush district. On bibliobus we visited the regiment. The soldiers met us with joy and with interest, and helped to take out of the bus 718 books, 200 of them were provided by director of the book-shop “Bookinist” Khachik Vardanyan.

The year of 1918 could be year of death for the Armenian nation if by God’s will would not happen “the miracle of Sardarabad”.
On May 21, 1918 the Turkish army occupies the station and village of Sardarapat, creating a direct threat to Yerevan.
The Armenian regiments which left to the enemy the whole Western Armenia and Kars district almost without resistance, could not retreat any more. They had to either accept the battle with determination to win, or pass the enemy the remaining last handful of soil of the Homeland.

The visit of EU High Commissioner Catherine Ashton to Iran, her visit of the Armenian Church and Genocide Museum in Isfahan spawned a great wave of protest in Iran’s Azeri-populated regions. However, I think, this is a sign which shows that Iran is with us.

The General who is more popularly known with his honorable name Commandos, 22 years ago led the liberation fights of the city of Shoushi. The operation, called «Wedding in the mountains», without hesitation can be attributed to a number of the best combat operations of the Armenian liberation war.