The security of Armenia is a priority for all Armenians, regardless of where they live, Chairman of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine (UAU), Vilen Shatvoryan, said in an interview with AnalitikaUA.net.

“The representatives of our Diaspora are apparently concerned about everything happening in Armenia and Karabakh. We support out historic homeland in defending its borders from foreign encroachments. Armenians are known all over the world as peaceful and creative people, but when the need rises, we all become defenders of our land,” he noted.

In Shatvoryan’s words, large Armenian community lives in Ukraine: there are many talented people here who have achieved great heights in various spheres of life. As soon as it became known that our historic homeland was in danger, many Armenians from different regions of Ukraine turned to UAU, offering their help.

“Armenia needs different kind of support, and we try to be as useful as possible. I’d also like to note here that in any of our actions we try to maximally consider the interests of Ukraine, since it’s hard time here too and as citizens of Ukraine we are also concerned about the situation in our country. We do our best to take part in everything that can benefit the country. In fulfilling their civic duties, Armenians went to defend Ukraine and dozens of our compatriots died during the 'anti-terror' operation. It was necessary to defend the country and together with everyone our compatriots went to defend the land which once hosted us, often at the expense of their lives. We’d like to hope for fast peace both in Ukraine and our homeland. The wonderful people of Ukraine and Armenia deserve exclusively peace and prosperity. We don’t wish evil to anyone, but we can protect our interests,” Shatvoryan said.

The UAU is the only pan-Ukrainian organization to unite all the Armenian organizations in the country.