The Nagorno Karabakh branch of the ARF “SYU” Central department on May 22 organized a ceremony dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the NKR independence in “G. Yesayan” hall, Aleppo, press service of the MFA of Armenia informed.

The ceremony was attended by the Consul General of Armenia in Aleppo Tigran Gevorgyan, the NKR National Assembly MP, representative of the ARF NKR Central committee, volunteer Davit Ishkhanyan, spokesman of Berio Diocese Zareh Shaqaryan, members of the National Leadership, Armenian cultural and sport union representatives of Aleppo and a large number of people. During the artistic part of the ceremony the history of the NKR starting from the ancient times up to now was presented, videos depicting the heroic episodes of war and everyday life of the NKR were shown.

The NKR National Assembly MP Davit Iskhanyan delivered a speech expressing gratitude on behalf of the NKR people and leadership to the Syrian-Armenians for being with the NKR people from the very start of the independence and participating in the struggle for victory. He also presented the current social-economic situation and the recent military operations in the Nagorno Karabakh.