Serzh Sargsyan congratulated Armenian national hero Nikolay Rizhkov on his 80th birth anniversarySeptember 28, 2009 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan has addressed a congratulatory message to RA national hero and RF Federal Council member Nikolay Ryzhkov on the 80th anniversary of his birth, RA President's press service reports."Dear Mr. Ryzhkov," says the address, "Accept my cordial greetings on the occasion of your birthday. I sincerely wish you health, welfare and good luck. As a highly experienced public figure, you demonstrated your brilliant professional and human qualities of a flexible politician, highly skilled professional, smart analyst, creative leader and organizer. Thanks to these qualities you won respect and reputation not only in Russian state and society but also abroad. Clearly, you showed great attention to Armenia, accepted its problems as yours and did a lot to help and support the country and its people. And today, your activity is aimed at the comprehensive development and strengthening of Russian-Armenian interstate relations, to the benefit of our countries and their peoples. Dear Mr. Ryzhkov, I wish you a long life and happiness. May fortune always smile on you and spirit of mind be always on your way towards serving the state, society and people". Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |