ASHTARAK, JUNE 6, NOYAN TAPAN. Unveiling of the "Tumanian and His Heroes" monument took place in the territory of Park of Stone-Monuments of Aragatsotn region on June 3. The unveiling was initiated by the Hanun Gugarats Ashkarhi (For the Sake of Gugarats Land) charity organization in the person of RA MP Vahram Baghdasarian, organization's Chairman. It is the second one in the park, the first, monument to Anania Shirakatsi, was erected by the administration of Shirak region. Delegates of Spitak, Tashir, Stepanavan, Alaverdi, different NGOs of Lori region, students collectives, representatives of intelligentsia and art figures took part in the unveiling of monument to great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanian. As RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian, Nig Aparan compatriot NGO Chairman, mentioned in his greeting speech, the dream of creating a park of stone-monuments begins to fulfil, and the monuments will reach the foot of Aragats mountain. The honor of unveiling the monument to Hovhannes Tumanian was given to Vahram Baghdasarian, Chairman of the Hanun Gugarats Ashkharhi charity NGO, and poet Hrachya Sarukhan, Chairman of the Lori branch of Writers' Union. The ceremony of anointment was conducted by Ter Artak Archimandrite Tigranian, deputy leader of Gugark Diocese. The author of the sculpture is Varpet Sevo (Sargis Gharibian). Song "Anmah Loretsi" ("Immortal Lori Inhabitant"), fragments from "Anoush" opera were sung, Vanadzor "Horovel" state ensemble of song and dance performed during the event. Verzhine Vardanian, Director of Yerevan Museum of Hovhannes Tumanian, Roza Ghazumian, Director of Dsegh House-Museum, and others spoke. Again sounds of the round dance invited everybody to dance at the end of the event.

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