07/12/2018 12:45
Armenia’s Acting PM attends “Earthquake of Spitak” postage stamp cancellation ceremony in Gyurmi
Before the launch of outgoing cabinet sitting in Gyumri, Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the cancellation ceremony of a postage stamp “Earthquake of Spitak”, in the Gyumri City Hall, governmental press office reports.
The postage stamp was cancelled by Armenia’s acting transport, communication and IT minister Hakob Arshakyan, minister of emergency situations Felix Tsolakyan, Gyumri mayor Samvel Balasanyan and HayPost CJSC Board chairman Juan Pablo Gechidjian.
The postage stamp depicts the collage of the scenes from the devastating earthquake of December 7, 1988 - the demolished buildings, rescue works and the clock of the Independence Square of Gyumri, that shows the time of the earthquake.
The postage stamp with nominal value of 230 AMD is printed in Cartor printing house in France with 30,000 circulation. The author of the stamp’s design is the chief designer of HayPost CJSC Vahagn Mkrtchyan.