PRESIDENT OF UNION OF ARMENIANS OF RUSSIA ARA ABRAHAMIAN CALLED MAN OF THE YEARDecember 21, 2001 - 21:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian Biographical Institute called President of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamian a laureate of "Man of the Year -2001" national premium. Ara Abrahamian is awarded the premium in the sphere of political activity "for prominent contribution to strengthening the civil society of Russia. "According to the information provided by "Arminfo" agency, other three persons were included in the list of the laureates in the political sphere - Russian President Vladimir Putin, Plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Central Federal District Georgy Poltavchenko and Chairman of the Committee on budget of Russian Federation State Duma Aleksandr Zhukov. The Russian Biographical Institute was founded in 1993 for studying the Russian elite. The Institute determines the best in the nominations of "Man of the Year" and "Best Governors of the Year", and awards Silver Cross and "Man of the Year" diploma. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |