YEREVAN. – Several dozen youth on Tuesday assembled outside the Russian embassy in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, and paid tribute to murdered Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov.

The memorial event was organized by the youth wing of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia.

In their remarks, those in attendance condemned the murder of the Russian envoy.

On Monday evening, a gunman attacked Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, while he was giving a speech at a photo exhibition in the Turkish capital city of Ankara.

Karlov was rushed to hospital in critical condition, but he could not be saved.

The assailant, who was shot dead by police, was later identified as Ankara police officer Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş.