AZG Armenian Daily #165, 15/09/2005

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A DELEGATION OF ST. PETERSBURG VISITS YEREVAN

An official Russian delegation from St. Petersburg headed by governor of
Leningradskaya region Valentina Matvienko arrived in Yerevan Sept. 13 to
take part in the days of the city within the frameworks of days of Russian
culture in Armenia. The delegation has already met the Supreme Patriarch of
Armenia, took part in the exhibition of painters from St. Petersburg, met
with the students of Russian-Armenian University and listened to a joined
concert at Arno Babajanian Concert Hall.

The two cities signed an agreement on June 19 of 1997 in order to map out
and implement common projects.

By Marietta Makarian