CEREMONY OF GIVING PRIZES OF PRESIDENT OF REPUBLIC TAKES PLACE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Jun 29 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The ceremony of giving
prizes of the President of the republic, awarded on April 15 by RA
President Robert Kocharian to a group of art and science figures,
took place on June 28.
The Republic President’s prize was awarded for 2005:
to Hambartsum Khachatrian and Sergey Hayrapetian in the sphere of
development of natural sciences, to Stepan Meschian in the sphere of
technical science and information technologies, to Feliks Yeghiazarian
and Varazdat Haroutiunian in the sphere of art, to Mesrop Shatakhian
in the sphere of medicine, to Feliks Aharonian, Vardan Sahakian,
Ashot Akhperjanian in the sphere of development of physics, to
Alexander Topchian in the sphere of literature, to Sergey Sarinian
in the sphere of development of the humanities.
The President’s 2005 Youth prizes were also awarded: to Hripsime
Davtian, Artur Hovhannisian and Syuzanna Avetisian in the sphere
of art and cinema, to Hasmik Simonian in the sphere of literature,
the President’s Youth Prize in the nomination of the high art of
instrumental performance in the sphere of classic music is awarded
to Martin Yavrian.
RA President Robert Kocharian also singed on April 15 a decree on
awarding prizes in 2005 to people having a considerable contribution
in the affair of international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
Verjine Svazlian and Edgar Hilzenrat (Germany) were also awarded
prizes.
As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA President’s Press Office, the
prize was today given to Verjine Svazlian as well, and the President
handed the prize to Edgar Hilzenrat at the May 5 conference of the
"Hayastan" (Armenia) all-Armenian fund.