«Hraparak». Armen Sarkissian as Wedding Godfather

«Hraparak» newspaper reports that days ago, the wedding celebration of David Papazyan, son of Foreign Minister Vahan Papazyan, took place on Saint Lazarus Island. He is the director of the Business Armenia foundation, which was present at the meeting between Pashinyan and Putin in Saint Petersburg, surprising the Russians.

The wedding godfather was Armenian President Armen Sarkissian. Was he in Venice specifically to serve as a godfather?

«The Sarkissian and Papazyan families have had a long-standing friendship; David Papazyan's grandparents were friends of President Armen Sarkissian’s parents, and they repatriated together to Armenia in 1946.

Yes, the marriage of David Papazyan and Julia took place on Saint Lazarus Island. On the same day, the President also met with the fathers of the Mekhitarist congregation on Saint Lazarus,» a representative from the presidential office responded to our inquiry.