  Golden bust of Putin to go on display in Russia February 17, 2012 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A St. Petersburg jewelry company will display a 16.38-kilogram (36-pound) golden bust of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and later use the gold to make heart-shaped pendants, a local Internet portal online812.ru reported, citing the company’s spokeswoman. The bust will go on display soon and a month later the pendants will go on sale at company stores, so anyone can get a “piece of Putin,” Anna Tolstykh, the spokeswoman of the 585 jeweler company, said. Profits from the sale will be donated to the fight against children's cancer, she said. Putin was chosen for the campaign because in 2005 he initiated construction of the Cancer and Immunology Research Medical Center in Moscow, Tolstykh said. The spokeswoman said the company was not pursuing any political goals. "We are only pursuing good intentions,” she said, according to RIA Novosti. Russia will be electing its next president on March 4. Vladimir Putin is running for presidency after two terms in the Kremlin in 2000-2008.   Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
