U.S author Peter Balakian honored with Movses Khorenatsi medalNovember 19, 2007 - 19:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Tatoul Margarian, on behalf of the Armenian President, honored renowned U.S. writer and publicist, professor of Colgate University Peter Balakian with Movses Khorenatsi medal."Peter Balakian has done much for the Armenian Genocide recognition," the Ambassador said at the awarding ceremony. For his part, Mr Balakian said work should be carried out for maintaining historical evidence and raising public awareness of the first Genocide of the 20th century, the RA MFA press office reported. Peter Balakian is the author of famous "The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response" that was called the Year's Bestseller by the The New York Times. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. 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. Partner news | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |