LACK OF PERSONS LIKE ANDRANIK HAROUTIUNIAN IS STRONGLY FELT IN OUR DAYS, ROMIK MKHITARIAN SAYS
Noyan Tapan
Mar 15 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. "Andranik Haroutiunian was one
of the devotees of Artsakh liberation struggle. He inherited love
for Armenians, patriotism from his grandfather who was from Van,
therefore from the very first days of Artsakh liberation struggle he
left for Berdadzor organizing the region’s self-defence." Prosaist
Sasun Grigorian said this during the March 15 presentation of the book
"Andranik of Berdadzor" held at the Union of Writers of Armenia.
In the words of TV journalist Karen Kocharian, there are few patriots
like A. Haroutiunian: though he was an artist by his soul, he left
everything, went to struggle with arms in his hands and consciously
went to be martyred.
"Andranik was a rock, a mighty personality, whom we need today,"
K. Kocharian said.
In the words of Lieutenant-Colonel Romik Mkhitarian, Adviser to
Chairman of Board of Yerkrapah Volunteers’ Union, lack of persons lack
Andranik is strongly felt in our days. "It’s a pity he died untimely,
as he had much to do both during the war and in the issue of state
building," the Lieutenant-Colonel emphasized.
The Zoravar Andranik Union posthumously gave A. Haroutiunian Zoravar
Andranik memorial medal. Prosaist S. Grigorian gave it to the
freedom-fighter’s son, Vahagn Haroutiunian.