ANCA-WR to honor Artsakh President with Freedom AwardOctober 3, 2014 - 10:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America Western Region (ANCA-WR) announced that it will be honoring Bako Sahakyan, President of the Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) Republic with its highest honor, the prestigious Freedom Award at its Annual Gala Banquet on Nov 2. “We are deeply grateful for President Sahakyan’s ongoing commitment to forcefully defending Artsakh’s right to self-determination, while ensuring unprecedented redevelopment in the region and establishing policies that have in the past decade placed Artsakh on the international map as a peace-loving society founded on democratic principles. By honoring him, we are eager to provide our community the opportunity to publicly express their appreciation for his decades of leadership and service on issues so dear to all of us,” stated ANCA-WR Chair Nora Hovsepian. Sahakyan was elected as the fourth president of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic on July 19, 2007 and was re-elected for a second term on July 19, 2012. President Sahakyan has been awarded many medals, namely, “Battle Cross” of 1st degree (NKR), “Peter the Great” of 1st degree, “For Service to Fatherland” of 1st degree and “Vazgen Sargsyan” medals (Republic of Armenia). Past recipients of the ANCA Freedom Award include former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John M. Evans, United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Pulitzer Prize winning author Dr. Samantha Power, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, the late U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy, former U.S. Senator Robert Dole, former U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole, and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Lords Baroness Caroline Cox. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |