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.