On 24 August Artsakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan partook in the town of Shoushi at a festive event organized by the "Yerkrapah" Volunteers Union within the frameworks of the homeland defenders' traditional pilgrimage, Artsakh Republic President official website reports.
President Sahakyan highlighted such initiatives considering it demanded for the patriotic upbringing of the younger generation and strengthening the inter-Armenian ties.
Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, chairman of the "Yerkrapah" Volunteers Union Manvel Grigoryan and other officials partook at the event.