May 8, 2026
We must strive for peace, but one of the most fundamental factors in striving for peace is the power of the army, the military power, which I consider not a factor of war, but a factor of peace.
It was written by Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the first president of RA.
Let’s remind that today in Armenia is celebrated the Day of Earth Guard. In these days of 1992, the Shushi liberation operation took place.
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