RA FM HONORED WITH CIVILITAS 2007 AWARD

PanARMENIAN.Net
10.12.2007 19:08 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In Conegliano Italy on December 9, 2007, Armenia’s
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian received the Civilitas 2007 award
from the Dama Castellana organization, the RA FM press office reported.

The award, established in 1992 by the Dama Castellana organization,
the town of Conegliano, the Province of Treviso, the Region of Veneto,
and the European Community, is intended for those individuals who
personify human values, tolerance, solidarity and whose work adds
quality to the life of the community and humanity.

Previous winners include Pope John Paul II (2004) and Rita Levi
Montalcini (2003), a Nobel Prize laureate and daughter of Primo Levi.

The official ceremony bestowing the award on Minister Oskanian took
place on Sunday, December 9. In the town hall, in the presence of
local and regional leaders, businessmen and dignitaries, as well
as members of Italy’s Armenian community, the announcement of the
award was made. This was followed by a procession towards the Academy
Theater, with participants dressed in traditional garb carrying the
medieval traditional banners of the region. At the Theater, Minister
Oskanian was awarded the prize for his work in promoting dialogue to
achieve peace and stability in the region and in the world.