RA Diaspora Minister awarded French National Order of the Legion of HonorFebruary 20, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister for Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakobyan was awarded the French National Order of the Legion of Honor. The Order, which is the highest national distinction, was awarded to Hranush Hakobyan for contributions to the development of friendship between Armenia and France. "We're very pleased to bestow the Order to Mrs. Hakobyan. She has long been a member of French-Armenian Friendship Parliamentary Group and actively participated in organization of celebrations of the Year of France in Armenia," French Ambassador in Armenia Serge Smessov said during the Award Ceremony. For her part, Minister Hakobyan said she accepts the award on behalf of 1000 children who visited Paris in the framework of the Year of France in Armenia and became "little Ambassadors of Armenia." "It's a great honor to me as well as a great responsibility," she said. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. |