Monday, February 26 2018 17:12

ArmInfo. February is the month of the revival of the Armenian people in our modern history, a symbol of Armenian will and endurance. On February 24, Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovhannisyan stated in his message on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Karabakh movement.

"On February 12, from the" spark "of the spontaneous rally in Hadrut, the flames of the national liberation movement broke out, and the movement demanded the reunification of Artsakh with Armenia," the message says, this movement predetermined the future development of the Armenian people in the third millennium.

"The just demand of the people of Artsakh was met with a wave of violence by the Azerbaijani authorities in the form of demographic expansion, economic blockade and atrocities in the cities of Sumgait, Baku, Kirovabad, Shamkhor and other Armenian settlements." Hundreds of Armenians were killed in the riots, about 450 thousands of people left their permanent residence, "the politician noted.

Hovhannisyan also noted that during the war the enemy enjoyed not only the support of Moscow, but also the practical support of Turkish specialists.

"The main result of Artsakh's struggle was that our people with dignity came out of the brutal test associated with national identity." It is important to remember and study the lessons of history, "said the leader of the Heritage party. "There is a saying that Armenians cannot be defeated, they can only be split," the politician said. Injustice, misconduct, fraudulent elections, political persecution, violence, corruption, growing emigration and poverty continued to accompany citizens unhindered in our country.

The achievement of the movement is great, but the question of the dignity of the Armenian nation remained open, "the statement said. Further, Hovhannisyan stresses that there is still a difficult way ahead - there are still unsolved national issues, serious external and internal problems. "Together we can overcome any obstacles, achieving a complete victory in building our independent Armenia our dream," Hovhannisyan said.