  Armenian Defense Minister awarded with Fridtjof Nansen Gold MedalMay 8, 2007 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Defense Minister Michael Haroutounyan is awarded with a memorable Fridtjof Nansen Gold Medal. The head of RA Defense Ministry was awarded with the medal of the greatest Norwegian humanist for following social-political, humanitarian principles and his activity aimed at recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Assistant of the Prime Minister of Armenia, academician of the RA National Academy of Sciences Fadey Sargsyan and Chairman of the Board of Trustee of "Fridtjof Nansen" fund Felix Bakhchinyan presented the medal May 7, the Press Office of the RA Defense Ministry reports.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
