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    MONUMENT TO THE FALLEN ARMENIAN RAILWAY MEN OPENED IN ONE OF THE DISTRICTS OF YEREVAN

    ARKA
    Sep 29, 2011

    YEREVAN, September 29. /ARKA/. Official opening ceremony of the
    monument to the Armenian railway men fallen in the First and Second
    World Wars, as well as in the liberation war in Karabakh opened in
    administrative district Erebuni in Yerevan.

    The company "South-Caucasian Railway" (SCR) gives special importance to
    the events which allow to maintain close relations between different
    generations, commemorate the fallen in defense of the homeland,
    as well as assist in the development of corporate culture and values.

    "The idea of the monument occurred in regard with 60th anniversary of
    the victory in the Great Patriotic War. Prior to that, near Yerevan
    railway station a stele was erected, but then it was decided that
    a monument will be installed here, in Erebuni district in Yerevan",
    said Chief Engineer of SCR Sergey Harutyunyan.

    The height of the monument is about five meters. It is built by the
    donations of railway men and sponsors.

    Harutyunyan also said that SCR plans to improve the territory of the
    park of liberators by their own funds where the monument is installed.

    In the opening ceremony representatives of SCR management, parliament
    members, employees of Yerevan Municipality and Erebuni district
    administration, as well as veteran-railway men and inhabitants of
    the district were present.

    CJSC "South-Caucasian Railway" is a 100% subsidiary of OJSC "Russian
    Railways" implementing concession management of CJSC "Armenian
    Railways" according to the Concession Agreement signed on February 13,
    2008. Term of the concession is 30 years with the right of extension
    for another 10 years.

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