Armenian Martyrs of the 44-day Artsakh War Remembered

The wall with images of fallen Armenian soldiers. Pic – Wiki

OCP News Service – 29/9/21

Yerevan-Armenia: A memorial service was served by the Catholicos-Patriarch Karekin II for the martyrs soldiers of the 44-day Artsakh War at the St. Gayane Monastery on the 27th of September 2021. Prayers were observed for lasting peace in the Artsakh region, for the recovery of the wounded and safe return of the missing soldiers.

In his message, Catholicos-Patriarch Karekin II stated that “the war was a great ordeal, and the calamity that it caused and the serious challenges facing our people, cannot be resolved in conditions of internal tension and division. Our path to awakening requires a high sense of responsibility and the spirit of patriotism from each of us, consolidation and joint efforts to protect the right of our people of Artsakh to live freely, the borders of Armenia, to overcome the social problems intensified due to the war. With this vision, let us make efforts to unite the nation, to overcome intolerance and solidarity. By being faithful to our Christian values, let us strengthen our statehood, our national-social life, holding the paths of hope, faith, love and justice strong. We wish our people always be heard to the message of defending the homeland, of being united, left by our heroes who fell for the sake of Artsakh’s independent life, for the sake of our bright future. From the bottom of our hearts We pray for of our fallen heroes-the homeland defenders, ask for consolation to their relatives, wish healing to the wounded, return to the captives and the missing”.

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OCP News Service