June 12, 2002 - 23:02 AMT
YEREVAN BRANDY COMPANY MANAGEMENT OPENED CENTENARY BRANDY TUN IN HONOR OF PRESIDENT KOCHARIAN
Yesterday the fourth anniversary of privatization of the enterprise by "Pernod Richard" French company was marked at the Yerevan Brandy Company factory. President Robert Kocharian was also present at the presentation devoted to the anniversary. He called the deal of selling the factory very successful. The head of the state rewarded factory director general Pierre Larrech with medal of Anania Shirakatsi. In honor of Robert Kocharian's first visit to the company a tun of the oldest brandy in the country of one hundred years' endurance was opened. The tun was opened for the first time in 1979 in honor of marshal Hovhannes Baghramian.