May 30, 2009 - 19:16 AMT
Bust of Aram Manukyan, founder the First Armenian Republic inaugurated in Yerevan
Today Bust of Aram Manukyan, one of the founders of the First Armenian Republic, and the first internal affairs minister was inaugurated near the Police Building in Yerevan. Author of the work is Levon Tokmajyan.

There are names which carry century-long values, speaking about these names means speaking about century-long history of our nation, said Major General Alik Sargsyan, the head of Armenia's Police at the opening ceremony. "This year is 130th birthday of Aram Manukyan, a prominent figure and founder of the First Armenian Republic. His bust will always remind us about prior tasks of Police, combat in the name of Motherland and maintaining order in the country," Alik Sargsyan said.