YEREVAN. – Large family of Karabakh war veteran received two apartments in Armenia’s capital under decree of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.

Mayor of Yerevan Karen Karapetyan handed Gagik Hovhannisyan, father of 11 children, two apartments in the capital.

“Let our children live in peace and become respectable citizens of our country. We all are obliged to you, participants of Karabakh and Great Patriotic wars,” Mayor said.

Gagik Hovhannisyan noted that in the battlefield he swore that would have 12 sons in commemoration of 12 killed friends. He has seven sons now.

Karen Karapetyan also handed presents to veteran’s children.