PanARMENIAN.Net online news agency was awarded with CIS Youth Union's honorary diploma for development of independent journalism.

CIS Youth Union's board council awarded 5 media publications from each CIS state with honorary diplomas for development of independent journalism.

“The Youth Union closely follows the events in CIS, meaning to periodically mark contributions of online news sites,” the Union's board council chairman Andranik Nikoghosyan stressed.

E-media outlets representing Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Russia were also awarded with honorary diplomas.

Tert.am, Yerkir.am, Panorama.am and A1plus.am were among Armenian nominees.