YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent a letter of condolence to the Hambardzumyan and Hovhannisyan families on occasion of the death of renowned Armenian folk singer and  People’s Artist of the Armenian SSR, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, .

Thanks to her long and creative life, Ofelya Hambardzuyan raised the Armenian singing to a new level, Sargsyan wrote.  

“Her performances - popular with the entire nation for decades - delighted and inspired the local audience, giving our Diaspora compatriots power and courage to remain Armenian.”

I offer my condolences to the renowned singer’s family, relatives and many thousands of her art’s fans,” the letter reads.