Serzh Sargsyan awards Viktor Yanukovych with St. Mesrop Mashtots OrderJuly 2, 2011 - 16:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych hosted an official dinner in honour of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan currently on a visit to Ukraine. During the event, President Sargsyan thanked Yanukovych for a warm welcome, also expressing satisfaction with the results of his visit. As he noted, Yanukovych's contribution to liquidation of the consequences of 1988 earthquake is remembered with gratitude in Armenia. In this connection, Armenian President awarded Yanukovych with a St. Mesrop Mashtots Order. Yanukovych, in turn, granted President Sargsyan with a supreme award of Ukrainian government, the Order of Yaroslav the Wise. On July 2, Armenian President met with the representatives of Armenian community of Ukraine, also visiting a number of cultural events. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |