Monument To Cossacks - Heroes Of Russian-Persian War Erected In YerevanOctober 10, 2005 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A monument to the Cossacks killed during the Russian-Persian wars in 1826-1827 was unveiled and consecrated near the Russian Orthodox Church in Yerevan. Words "To the Cossacks of Russia from grateful Armenian people" are inscribed on the gravestone. The construction of the memorial was financed by the Armenian community of Rostov with the assistance of the Yerevan City Administration. Russian Ambassador to Armenia and RA Ambassador to Russia, governor of Rostov Oblast Vladimir Chub, Mayors of Rostov-on-Don Mikhail Chernishev and of Yerevan Yervand Zakharian as well as the RA Minister of territorial integrity, head of the national security service and chief of the Armenian police were present at the ceremony. When delivering a speech Yervand Zakharian noted that the monument was inaugurated in the place where a Cossack regiment, whose soldiers gave lost their lives defending Armenia, was quartered. "This fact once again proves that the friendship between Armenia and Russia is eternal and we laid one more stone in the fundament of our friendship", he said, Interfax reported. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |