STEPANAKERT, AUGUST 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Arkadi Ghukasian, the President of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh, sent a message of condolence in connection with the death of Armenian famous painter Rudolf Khachatrian. The message provided to Noyan Tapan by the NKR President's Information Department runs as follows: "I learnt about the death of Rudolf Khachatrian, a people's painter of the Republic of Armenia and a famous artist, with great sorrow. At this moment of irreparable loss for the Armenian culture I want to present my sincere condolences and support to the family of the deserved artist, to his relatives and friends, to all the art loving society and wish them all patience and courage of soul." President Arkadi Ghukasian sent a message of condolence to the family of Armenian highly talented painter Eduard Isabekian as well, which , in particular, runs as follows: "I learnt about the death of Eduard Isabekian, a people's painter of the Republic of Armenia and a highly talented son of the Armenian people, with a deep sorrow. The works of the famous painter are prominent achievements of pictorial art, which will always be bright in the memories of the art loving society. I present my sincere condolences and support to the family and friends of the famous painter, as well as to thousands of admirers of his talent."

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