YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Accepting the offer of citizens Zakar Khachatrian and Artashes Hovsepian (Khachatrian), the Armenian government at the December 21 sitting made a decision to accept thier property - the two-story detached house of 196.06 sq.m. and the 980 sq.m land plot at 16 Spandarian Street in the city of Sisian (Syunik marz) as a donation to the Republic of Armenia with the aim of creating a house-museum - branch of the National Picture Gallery of Armenia. According to the RA Government Information and PR Department, the RA minister of culture and youth issues was instructed to implement state registration of the property rights indicated in the decision, after which to ensure the creation of the branch of the National Picture Gallery at the above mentioned address within three months.

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