Cilicia Crew Awarded State MedalsSeptember 26, 2006 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian awarded medals of the Republic of Armenia to the crew of Cilicia vessel, reports the Press Office of the state leader. Kocharian thanked the crew for brilliant realization of the brave idea of the three-year voyage. Crewmembers handed the flag, which was on the mast during the third phase of the voyage, and presented a souvenir model of the vessel to the President. The sailors told Kocharian about their voyage, noting they were impressed by reception of Diaspora Armenians. Kocharian said everything will be done to provide for a deserving haven for Cilicia. By a decree of the President expedition leader Zory Balayan, ship captain Karen Balayan, mate Samvel Karapetyan are awarded medal for Merit to the Fatherland of 1st degree. Navigator Sambel Babasyan and boatswain Hayk Badalyan, mate Areg Nazaryan, boatswain Armen Nazaryan, cook Samvel Sargsyan are awarded Medal for Courage. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |