YEREVAN. - On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the liberation movement for the independence of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, a meeting of the youth branch of the Union of Armenians of Russia was held in Moscow.

Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in the Russian Federation Oleg Yesayan and Nagorno-Karabakh Foreign Minister Karen Mirzoyan participated in the meeting.

Prior to the meeting, Ambassador Yesayan on behalf of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, officially handed in the Armenian state award, the medal “For Courage” to Yelena Kulik, wife of a Russian officer Ilya Kulik, who died heroically for the freedom and independence of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.