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  07, 2019

  President was hosted at the Diocese of Gougark and Tsitsernak camp In the framework of his working visit to Lori marz, President Armen Sarkissian was hosted today at the Diocese of Gougark of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The metropolite of the Diocese Archbishop Sebouh Chouldjian presented the history of the premise (this building, constructed in 1895, was a summer residence of the Armenian entrepreneur Tairov), told about the works of the Gougark Diocese, and implemented programs. Later, President Sarkissian and Archbishop Chouldjian visited the...
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  07, 2019

  President Sarkissian visited the birthplace of the all-Armenian poet: Not only Tumanian’s spirit is in Dsegh but also his heart In the framework of his working visit to Lori marz, President Armen Sarkissian visited Dsegh - the birthplace of the all-Armenian poet Hovhaness Tumanian. The President laid flowers at the memorial of the great poet, visited the chapel located nearby where Tumanian’s heart is buried. Armen Sarkissian visited also his home-museum which is the paternal home of the all-Armenian poet and was turned into a museum in 1939. He familiarized with the exhibits related to the life and work...
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  07, 2019

  President Armen Sarkissian visited Ahnidzor - the “small Fatherland” of the acclaimed writer Hrant Matevossian: “I leave the Matevossians paternal home inspired and gratified” During his working visit to Lori marz, President Sarkissian visited Ahnidzor village – the birthplace of the renowned author Hrant Matevossian. Incidentally, Hrant Matevossian’s first published work was titled “Ahnidzor”, while his native village this or that way, through main personages, events, vocabulary, and stories makes the base of Matevossian’s literary creations. President Sarkissian was hosted at Hrant Matevossian’s paternal house which...
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  07, 2019

  President Sarkissian visited Gyulagarak community of Lori marz President Armen Sarkissian, who is in Lori marz on a working visit, visited the kindergarten of the Gyulagarak community of Lori marz. Back in December 2018, the Presidential Administration allocated 1 million AMD for furnishing the kindergarten. The President walked through the premise, familiarized with the conditions, and conversed with the staff. They expressed their gratitude to the President of Armenia for the provided assistance. Through a spontaneous conversation the...
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  07, 2019

  President Sarkissian visited the Odzun monastery complex During his working visit to Lori marz, President Armen Sarkissian visited the Odzun monastery complex which is an outstanding monumental complex of the Medieval Armenian architecture. Accompanied by the Primate of the Gougark Diocese Sepouh Archbishop Chouljian, President Sarkissian toured the premise of the monastery complex. The complex has eye-striking valuable monuments and frescos. It was an important educational and cultural center of the Medieval Armenia. Together...
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  07, 2019

  President Sarkissian visited the Lori Citadel: Patriotism begins with simple love, country knowledge breeds attachment to the land, ability to feel it During his working visit to Lori marz, President Armen Sarkissian visited one of the most famous historical sites of the marz, the medieval Lori Citadel. The President toured the territory of the Citadel. Noting that along with its historical value, the site is eye-catching also because of the surrounding picturesque landscape, President Sarkissian said that it is an attractive place for tourism, and especially from the viewpoint of developing archeological, historical, and ecotourism....