First Republic Day was marked in Armenia today, May 28. The country’s top political, military and spiritual leadership attended traditional celebrations at Sardarapat, a location some 40 kilometers west of capital Yerevan, where advancing Turkish troops were stopped in a heroic battle these days 98 years ago.
A new hurricane is likely to hit Armenia in the coming days as meteorological services predict “instable weather” due to another powerful cyclone coming to the South Caucasus.