ARMENPRESS. President Armen Sarkissian visited Gyumri today to pay tribute to the memory of the 1988 earthquake victims.
In Gyumri, Sarkissian attended a church mass in remembrance of the victims. Mayor of Gyumri Samvel Balasanyan, Governor of Shirak Tigran Petrosyan and Minister of Emergency Situations Felix Tsolakyan were also present.
Sarkissian laid a wreath at a memorial honoring the victims and observed a moment of silence.
Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan
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