COMMISSION SET UP TO ORGANIZE FUNERAL OF ARMENIAN CELEBRITY FOLK SINGER

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November 27, 2012 | 18:24

YEREVAN. – Under the decision of the Armenian PM Tigran Sargsyan,
a commission has been set up to organize the funeral of the Armenian
celebrity folk singer Flora Martirosyan. The commission is headed by
the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan.

“All the expenses regarding the transfer of the body to Armenia, and
the funeral will be covered by the Government,” Ministry of Culture
representative Hasmik Hakhverdyan said, adding the day of the transfer
is not yet fixed.

To note, Flora Martirosyan died in Los Angeles on Nov. 20 as a result
of the complications following a gall bladder surgery.

From: A. Papazian