On 7 July, a garden-park bearing the name of the renowned chansonnier Charles Aznavour was opened in the Shoghakat settlement of the enlarged Shoghakat community in Gegharkunik Province. This was announced by the Gegharkunik provincial administration.
Attending the event were Gegharkunik Governor Gnel Sanosyan, Shoghakat community head Suliko Shushanyan, administrative heads of the community’s settlements, community residents and guests.
The garden-park was built within the framework of subsidy programmes implemented by the Government of the Republic of Armenia. Construction work began in July 2020 and was completed in June of this year. The garden-park features a fountain and lighting system, a stage area has been built, and a bust of Charles Aznavour has been installed, sculpted by Gerasim Shahverdyan. The contractual value of the construction amounted to 18 million 860 thousand drams, of which 45 percent was allocated by the Government of the Republic of Armenia and 55 percent by the Shoghakat community administration.
