On October 18 in Saint Katarine Armenian Church of Saint Petersburg the RA NA Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov took part in Sunday Divine Liturgy and the Water Blessing Ceremony.
After the Divine Liturgy the NA Deputy Speaker visited the Armenian Cultural Centre of Saint Petersburg, and attended the concert of the children of Lazaryan Patriotic Upbringing Centre of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
In the Armenian Cultural Centre Eduard Sharmazanov met with the representatives of the Armenian community. He expressed his gratitude to them for actively taking part in the commemoration ceremonies of the Armenian Genocide Centennial. The issues of strengthening of Motherland-Diaspora relations, as well as patriotic upbringing of the nation were discussed.