ArmInfo. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to Armenia Ivan Volinkin and the Embassy employees laid flowers to outstanding Russian diplomat and poet Alexander Griboyedov's memorial.
"It is a touching event for us. It is not the first year we are coming to Griboyedov's memorial. Everyone is aware of his role in the History of Armenia and Russia. We respect the Diplomat and the wonderful work he had in Caucasus. And I am grateful to Yerevan residents who are well to the monument to our compatriot, it is always in a proper condition. And I would also like to congratulate my colleagues on this event", Valinkin said in an interview to journalists after the flowers lay ceremony.
To note, every year on February 10, on Diplomacy Worker day, the Russian Embassy employees to Armenia lay flowers to Griboyedov's memorial.