Benefactor Albert Boyajian awarded with RA NA Order of HonorJune 7, 2011 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Under a decree signed by Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, benefactor, member of the Board of Trustees of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Albert Boyajian has been awarded with RA NA Order of Honor for his active and long-lasting philanthropic activity. On June 7, the Armenian parliament hosted the awarding ceremony. “You have organized and participated in numerous pro-Armenian initiatives, as well as contributed to implementation of pan-national ideas in Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and the U.S. We praise your active participation in Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s activities,” said Abrahamyan after the ceremony. Expressing gratitude for the award, Boyajian said he is ready to continue participating in programs aimed at Armenia’s development, the RA NA press service reported. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |