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    GOVERNMENT TO COMPENSATE AZAT GASPARYAN'S BURIAL EXPENSES

    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/729888/government-to-compensate-azat-gasparyans-burial-expenses.html
    11:47, 21 August, 2013

    YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, ARMENPRESS. The Government of the Republic of
    Armenia will allocate AMD 1 million 692 thousand to the
    Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia for the compensation of
    Azat Gasparyan's burial expenses. As reports "Armenpress" the
    abovementioned issue has been included in the agenda of the August 22
    session of the Government of the Republic of Armenia. It
    is stated that in accordance with the report submitted by the
    governmental commission the burial expenses reached AMD 1
    million 692 thousand.

    The civil funerals of the People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia
    Azat Gasparyan took place at the Yerevan St. John Church at 18:30
    on August 4. Earlier the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of
    Armenia informed Armenpress that the fans of the prominent actor
    may bid last farewell to Azat Gasparyan at the National Academic
    Theatre after Gabriel Sundukyan at 12:00-14:00 on August 5. The
    burial ceremony took place in the Yerevan City Pantheon at 14:00.

    The People's Artist of the Republic of Armenia Azat Gasparyan passed
    away at 16:15 on August 2. The prominent actor had been in Nairi
    Medical Centre to continue treatment of spine injury. On August 1 his
    daughter Nairi Gasparyan told Armenpress that the actor will be out
    of the hospital in a couple of days. Azat Gasparyan intended to
    celebrate his 70th birthday anniversary on August 13 after getting out
    of
    the hospital.

    Azat Gasparyan was born on August 1943 in Yerevan. Gasparyan graduated
    from the Acting Department of Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre
    Institute, where he studied under the tutelage of Vardan Adjemyan. In
    1963-1965 he worked in the Yerevan State Puppet Theatre; in
    1971-1979 he acted in the Yerevan Drama Theatre.

    The veteran actor Azat Gasparyan appeared in more than 20 films in
    Armenia, and recently presented some of the best of the Armenian
    poetry in recitation. Affiliated as an actor with the Gabriel
    Sundukyan National Academic Theater and frequently appearing on the
    Armenian
    television, in 2010 Gasparyan received the title of the People's
    Honored Artist from the Government of Armenia. He also received the
    title
    of the Honorable Citizen of Yerevan and the William Saroyan Medal from
    the Ministry of Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia in 2010.




    From: A. Papazian
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