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My visit to Russia was canceled due to the tragic events in "Surmalu." Minister of AI

Armen Pambukhchyan, RA Minister of Internal Affairs, wrote on his Facebook page.

"On August 17-20, 2022, I was supposed to participate in the 13th session of the Emergency Situations Coordinating Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member states and the 3rd International Fire and Rescue Conference in the Russian Federation.

My scheduled visit was canceled due to the tragic events in the "Surmalu" shopping center. On behalf of Armenia, the representative of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations in Russia, Colonel Artak Ghazaryan, participated instead of me."