During an event hosted by the Yerkrapah Union of Volunteer Land Defenders of Armenia, President of the Union, deputy of the My Step faction of the National Assembly Sasun Mikayelyan told the attending Prime Minister that it is a great honor for the Yerkrapah Union of Volunteer Land Defenders to mark the 61st birthday of Sparapet (Commander-in-Chief) Vazgen Sargsyan, who laid the foundation for the Union.

He stated that the members of the Union went on to carry out their daily activities after the victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh war, but unfortunately, after the events that took the lives of Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Members of Parliament and ministers on October 27, 1999, the criminal regime tried to make the Union serve its interests, but failed due to the efforts of the members who were dreaming of having a strong country.

Mikayelyan added that after the velvet revolution that took place in 2018 in Armenia, the Union held an extraordinary congress, managed to renew itself, and today, it is collaborating with four organizations, the members of which form a part of the Union’s board.

He also touched upon the velvet revolution and the new authorities of Armenia and stated that the Union will stand with current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, regardless of political views in order to build a powerful nation.