ArmInfo. And about. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended the opening ceremony of the new building of the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in St. Petersburg, which is located in the city center at the address: Bolshoy Prospect of Vasilyevsky Island.
According to the government's press service, N. Pashinyan walked through the building of the new consulate, familiarized himself with the conditions created.Congratulating those present with the opening of the new building of the consulate, acting. The Prime Minister expressed confidence that the improvement of the working conditions of the consulate will contribute to improving the quality of services for the Armenian community of the northern capital of Russia. "The Armenian people have warm feelings towards the Russian Federation and similar events strengthen our relations. I hope that new offices related to Armenia will be opened in Russia, and Russian investments in our country will continue to increase," he said.According to the report, the building of the consulate was built in 1912 and has cultural and historical value. The building has an area of 320 sq.m. It was granted free of charge to the consulate of Armenia for a period of 49 years and fully repaired at the expense of the local Armenian community.