Artsakh

A wedding with participation of 700 couples took place in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Republic. Ceremonies took place in St. Ghazanchetsots church in Shushi and Gandzasar monastery. An unprecedented wedding ceremony, which married 700 new couples, took place in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic on October 16, 2008. The ceremonies took place in St. Ghazanchetsots church of Shoushi and ancient Gandzasar monastery of Martakert. The Karabakh wedding, followed by a solemn dinner and issuance of wedding certificates and wedding gifts in Stepanakerts republican stadium, was implemented with the initiative of Armenian Russian businessman of Karabakh descent – Levon Ayrapetyan, who was also the main sponsor of the event. The couples were presented golden banking cards with $2500 worth of AMD on the balance for each new family to spend. The beneficiaries have also thought about future children: following the birth of the first child the family will receive $2000, the second child – $3000, third child – $5000, fourth – $10000, fifth – $20000, sixth – $50000, seventh – $100000. Thats plenty of reasons for 700 children to be born in Artsakh next year – 2000 reasons starting from the first child