 Stamp dedicated to Spitak earthquake cancelled in Gyumri December 7, 2018 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A postage stamp dedicated to the earthquake of Spitak was cancelled and put into circulation by HayPost CJSC in Gyumri on Wednesday, December 7. With nominal value of 230 AMD, the stamp was authored by designer of HayPost CJSC Vahagn Mkrtchyan and is printed in Cartor printing house in France with a print-run of 30 000 pcs. The piece depicts a collage of scenes from the devastating earthquake that shook the country on December 7, 1988. The scenes include demolished buildings, rescue work and the clock of the Independence Square of Gyumri, that shows the time of the earthquake. The official cancellation ceremony was held in the presence of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The postage stamp was cancelled by acting Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies of Hakob Arshakyan, Acting Minister of Emergency Situations Feliks Tsolakyan, Mayor of Gyumri Samvel Balasanyan, Chairman of the Board of HayPost Juan Pablo Gechidjian.   Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
