YEREVAN. โ Armeniaโs Ambassador to Italy, Ruben Karapetyan, visited the City of Pavia on Wednesday to attend the official opening of an Armenian cross-stone, at the cityโs 14th Century Castello Visconteo Castle, to mark the Victory Day against fascism during the Great Patriotic War in World War II, and 20th anniversaries of the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republicโs (NKR) City of Shushi and formation of the NKR Defense Army.
The event brought together Paviaโs municipal authorities, public representatives, and members from the Italian-Armenian community.
Paviaโs Mayor Alessandro Cattaneo and Ambassador Karapetyan delivered opening remarks.
The Mayor reflected on the Armenian peopleโs exceptional history and culture, and noted: โPavia became enriched by the erecting of the Armenian cross-stone.โ
In his turn, Armeniaโs ambassador stated that this cross-stone, which is placed at the aforesaid Castleโs entrance, โhas found its worthy place, and it will further sanctify this historic site.โ
The cross-stone is a gift to Pavia from the Municipality of its sister Armenian city, Gyumri.
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