ArmInfo. On May 9, in the Victory Park in Yerevan, the Armenian political elite laid flowers at the Eternal Flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. President Armen Sarkissian, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan, Minister of Defense David Tonoyan, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces Artak Davtyan, and other officials, attended the ceremony. Then began the march of veterans of the Great Patriotic War to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
To note, for security reasons, Victory Park, the military cemetery Erablur, as well as the pantheon of the park named after Komitas today will be closed. On the occasion of Victory Day, a rich and multi-genre cultural program will be presented to the audience. In particular, the military academy of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, Arsen Grigoryan, the rock group <Nemra>, artists of the State Song Theater, famous opera singers will take part in it. The highlight of the program will be a jazz interpretation of the legendary song "Dark Night" performed by Vahagn Hayrapetyan.
To recall, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's visit to Artsakh is scheduled for today.