September 21, 2009 - 20:40 AMT
RA President honors public figures with state awards
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan honored public figures with state awards on occasion of the 18th anniversary of RA independence.

Prominent Bulgarian journalist, film director and script writer Tsvetlana Paskaleva was among those awarded.

In his congratulating speech, President Sargsyan said in part, "If every Armenian citizen shows his or her worth as you do, our country will flourish."