Governor of Massachusetts awarded with Mkhitar Gosh Armenian medal

|

13.12.2012, 13:00

Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan awarded Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick with “Mkhitar Gosh” Armenian medal on behalf of President Serzh Sargsyan, the government reports.

Governor of Massachusetts awarded with Mkhitar Gosh Armenian medal

YEREVAN, December 13. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan awarded Governor of Massachusetts Deval Patrick with “Mkhitar Gosh” Armenian medal on behalf of President Serzh Sargsyan, the government reports.

Governor Deval Patrick received Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan to the Massachusetts State House on December 12.

“Mkhitar Gosh” medal is awarded for notable state, public and political activities, as well as significant services in the areas of diplomacy, law and political science.

PM Sargsyan expressed his gratitude to Patrick for opening the Monument dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide 1915.

On his turn, Patrick expressed his sincere words of gratitude to the President of Armenia for such award.

The sides also discussed the issues related to bilateral cooperation. Patrick has highly commended the role of the Armenian community of Massachusetts. Following the meeting, Tigran Sargsyan visited he Armenian Heritage Park in Boston and laid a wreath at the monument to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. -0-

Argishti Mekhakyan appointed new governor of Armavir region

Argishti Mekhakyan has been appointed as the new governor of Armenia's Armavir region.

05.12.2024 11:23

Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Georgia discuss cooperation with EU and regional issues

On December 4 in Malta within the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Maka Botchorishvili.

05.12.2024 10:01

Pashinyan says Armenia has no reason to attack Azerbaijan

Armenia does not have any reason to attack Azerbaijan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today.

04.12.2024 18:45

Armenian PM says return to CSTO has become impossible

Armenia's return to the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) is becoming increasingly difficult, if not impossible, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Wednesday.

04.12.2024 18:17

Armenia-Azerbaijan peace talks not suspended, the pause linked to COP29 - Simonyan

Peace talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan are not suspended, a pause was taken because of the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Armenian National Assembly Speaker Alen Simonyan said.

04.12.2024 17:36

Yerevan's participation in Rome Statute harms Armenia's relations with Russia - Zakharova

Yerevan's participation in the Rome Statute ‘against the background of quasi-orders’ issued in The Hague for the arrest of a number of Russian officials causes direct damage to Russian-Armenian relations not only symbolically, but also quite practically, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

04.12.2024 15:17

Mirzoyan to participate in OSCE ministerial council meeting in Malta

Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan will pay a working visit to Malta from December 4 to 5 to attend the 31st meeting of the OSCE Ministerial Council, according to the press service of the Foreign Ministry.

04.12.2024 12:54

Emigration almost 90% related to Armenia’s regional policy – Pashinyan

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan expressed confidence that nearly 90% of emigration is related to the regional policy pursued by the country.

03.12.2024 13:27