ArmInfo. A volunteer detachment has been formed in the city of Vanadzor. Mayor of Vanadzor Mamikon Aslanyan announced this on his Facebook page.
He emphasized that everyone can join the Vanadzor volunteer detachment. Mamikonyan noted that the newest history of our Motherland is now being written on the battlefield, and everyone is obliged to contribute to the victory in the holy war, to which the Armenian side was forced.
In turn, the governor of the Lori region of Armenia Andrei Ghukasyan said that he had signed up for volunteers. Ghukasyan also said that communities of Lori region have joined the Prime Minister's call to create volunteer units. The governor stressed that he will represent the troops on October 22. Mayor of Armavir city David Khudatyan also said that volunteer groups should be formed in the city. "We will contribute to the common victory," the mayor stressed.
Governor of the Tavush region Hayk Chobanyan also rejected the call of the prime minister. On his Facebook page, Chobanyan said that volunteer units were being formed in Tavush. And a volunteer squad will be formed in Yerevan, said Press Secretary of Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan Hakob Karapetyan. Karapetyan noted that the mayor of the city, Hayk Marutyan, will lead the detachment. Also, volunteer groups are formed in the Aragatsotn region.
It should be noted that the day before, in his video message, RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan appealed to the heads of state authorities and local self-government bodies to form volunteer detachments to resist the Azerbaijani-Turkish aggression.