President’s grandkids join grandpa Sarkissian for community service day

President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian is taking part in the nationwide community service day today with his grandchildren.

Photos posted online by Sarkissian’s office shows the children with their president grandpa cleaning outside the President’s Office in Yerevan.

A nationwide “subbotnik”, or a community service day, has kicked off in Armenia as part of the Clean Armenia program initiated by the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development.

Cleaning, waste removal, landscaping and other improvement activities will take place today in all towns, communities and cities across Armenia. Citizens are encouraged to be actively involved in this voluntary initiative.

Government officials are also taking part in the cleaning.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was also actively participating from early morning.