YEREVAN. – Armenian capital city Yerevan Deputy Mayor Vano Vardanyan conveyed to Knyaz Hasanov, the Chairman of the Kurdish National Council of Armenia, Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan’s congratulations in connection with the Nowruz (New Year) holiday of the Kurdish people.   

“The Kurdish community has taken an active part in the municipal programs and has been at our side. Yerevan Municipality underscores the national minorities’ role and significance in the city life, and stands ready to cooperate and to assist,” Vardanyan noted on behalf of the Mayor.  

In his turn, Hasanov stressed that Yerevan’s Kurdish community participates in the municipal programs, and expressed a readiness to expand cooperation, the Municipality press service informs.          

“This consideration by the Mayor comes to prove yet again that our ties with the Armenian people are very strong. And when the Kurds of the world consider Yerevan as one of their cultural centers, this is no longer surprising. We express our readiness, on behalf of our community, to do what is possible for the development of the city,” Knyaz Hasanov noted.