Mihran Dabagh and Ralf Giordano given highest German award Cross for MeritJune 25, 2009 - 21:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By decision of the German president Horst Koehler professor Mihran Dabagh, the founding director of the Institute for Diaspora affairs and genocide studies and member of the Armenian community of Germany, is given the highest German award Cross for Merit in the town of Bochum.Statesmen and prominent cultural and scientific workers are usually given that highest award. The same day writer Ralf Giordano was also awarded the Cross for Merit. Ralf Giordano also received the "St Sahak - Mesrop" award for his activities for the benefit of Armenians from the Catholocos of All Armenians Garegin II. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |