MONUMENT TO ARAM KHACHATURIAN TO BE SET IN MOSCOW

Pan Armenian
01.11.2005 20:07 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Moscow authorities have decided to set a monument to
prominent composer Aram Khachaturian. Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov signed
the respective decree, which is passed to develop and strengthen the
historical, cultural, social and political ties with Armenia. The
decision is also due to the year 2006 being announced a Year of
Armenia in Russia. The monument to Khachaturian is planned to be
erected in the public garden next to the House of Composers in 8/10
Bryusov lane next year. Being created by sculptor Georgi Frangulyan,
the monument will be presented to Moscow by Yerevan Administration.