Ian Gillan, Tony Iommi, Jeff Downs awarded with Armenian Order of HonorOctober 2, 2009 - 15:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On behalf of the Armenian President, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan bestowed Order of Honor to Deep Purple founder and vocalist Ian Gillan, Black Sabbath guitar player Tony Iommi, Asia rock group's keyboard player Jeff Downs and Founder and Chairman of the Australian advocacy organization Do Something! Jon Dee.Queen guitarist Brian May and Pink Floyd guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour were also awarded. Prime Minister also handed service medals to Pat Cash, who assisted the recording of Led Zeppelin's Rock 'n' Roll cover version in the framework of Rock Aid Armenia project in 1991. By the government's decision, all musicians who in 1989 participated in record of Smoke of the Water song and co-authors of the song were honored with service medals. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |