Karlen, the girl's father, went on to say that Haykanoush needed other girls in the class for friends and said it was wrong for the girl to have to spend the next 12 years in a class of only boys.
Throughout the day, some 30 high school students will visit Vanadzor police department to learn about the day-to-day activities of the police and to discuss with police officers the challenges of their work, raising issues of concern with regard to the local security situation. They will also have an opportunity to try on police equipment and sit in patrol cars.
This morning, under a sunny bit cold sky, hundreds visited the Yerablur Military Cemetery to pay respects to Monte “Avo” Melkonian on what would have been his 54th birthday. There were hundreds of cadets from the Monte Melkonian Military Academy who waited in single file to approach Monte’s grave site and leave a single white flower in respect. Most were born after the national hero was struck down.
News circulated yesterday that the Artsakh Defense Forces had launched a serious of “punishing” blows against opposing Azerbaijani forces up and down the frontline of contact.
On November 25, Monte “Avo” Melkonian would have turned 54. In the following piece, his brother Markar reflects on the man and the myths that continue to surround him.
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