RA Diaspora Minister awarded French National Order of the Legion of HonorFebruary 20, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister for Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakobyan was awarded the French National Order of the Legion of Honor. The Order, which is the highest national distinction, was awarded to Hranush Hakobyan for contributions to the development of friendship between Armenia and France. "We're very pleased to bestow the Order to Mrs. Hakobyan. She has long been a member of French-Armenian Friendship Parliamentary Group and actively participated in organization of celebrations of the Year of France in Armenia," French Ambassador in Armenia Serge Smessov said during the Award Ceremony. For her part, Minister Hakobyan said she accepts the award on behalf of 1000 children who visited Paris in the framework of the Year of France in Armenia and became "little Ambassadors of Armenia." "It's a great honor to me as well as a great responsibility," she said. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |