Armenian sculptor Zaven Koshtoyan dies  

Zaven Khoshtoyan, a merited Armenian painter and sculptor, has died at age 76.

A native of Gyumri, the artist always imparted monumental and lyrical spirit to his artowrk. Most of his pieces decorate the second largest city. Koshtoyan was the author of the high-reliefs portraying Alexander Pushkin, Avetik Isahakyan and Alec Manoogian.