ArmInfo.The Armenian government members paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist act in Armenia's Parliament on October 27, 1999. Today marks the 23rd anniversary of that tragic event.
"The October 27 terrorist act was an attack against the Republic of Armenia, its sovereignty and independence, the government elected by the people," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the start of the cabinet meeting.
He asked the officials to hold a minute's silence in tribute to the victims - Speaker Karen Demirchyan, Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Deputy Speakers Yuri Bakhshyan and Ruben Miroyan, Minister for Operational Affairs Leonard Petrosyan, MPs Armenak Armenakyan, Henrik Abrahamyan and Mikayel Kotanyan.