U.S author Peter Balakian honored with Movses Khorenatsi medalNovember 19, 2007 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Tatoul Margarian, on behalf of the Armenian President, honored renowned U.S. writer and publicist, professor of Colgate University Peter Balakian with Movses Khorenatsi medal."Peter Balakian has done much for the Armenian Genocide recognition," the Ambassador said at the awarding ceremony. For his part, Mr Balakian said work should be carried out for maintaining historical evidence and raising public awareness of the first Genocide of the 20th century, the RA MFA press office reported. Peter Balakian is the author of famous "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response" that was called the Year's Bestseller by the The New York Times. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |