 Hakob Avetikyan, Robert Attechyan honored with Golden Pen awardDecember 22, 2009 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Attechyan of Istanbul-based Marmara newspaper and Hakob Avetikyan, editor-in-chief of Azg newspaper, Yerevan, were honored with Golden Pen award during a ceremony held in the Union of Journalists of Armenia. "There were many candidates but the best were awarded," said Rafik Hovhannisyan, Deputy Culture Minister of Armenia. "Some complain that young journalists are not awarded but the point is that Golden Pen is an academic award. It's given to mature journalists." As an alternative, Hakob Avetikyan jestingly offered to honor young journalists with silver of bronze pens.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
