ARMENIAN PRESIDENT AWARDS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF "SYNOPSIS ARMENIA" COMPANY WITH A SPECIAL AWARD

ARMENPRESS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2009
YEREVAN

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received today 30 students and
pupils who deserved the annual award of the Armenian President in
the IT sphere.

Presidential Press office told Armenpress that President Sargsyan
congratulated the prizewinners and wished them new successes. The
head of the state stressed the importance of this award, which was
initiated by the "Synopsis Armenia" company and which has already
become traditional noting that it is one more opportunity to discover
and develop the abilities of talented children.

"When we say that the welfare of the state is its educated and modern
generation, we first of all mean those young people, like you. Today
the level of development of societies in the world is measured
according to the level of spread of high technologies in them. Such
societies suppose high education level and changes in all the spheres
of the life. Thereafter if we wish our state to be competitive we
are obliged to settle these issues. I want to assure you that your
activity is demanded, assessed and the state will permanently assist
young people like you," Serzh Sargsyan said.

The prizewinners expressed gratitude to President Sargsyan and the
leadership of "Synopsis Armenia" company for the attention they show
and opportunities for improvement of the knowledge.

Head of the "Synopsis" company, chief operation director Chi-fun
Chan, who was present at the meeting, said that the company has
long-ranging projects in Armenia and will continue the investments
in the scientific-educational sphere of information technologies.

Serzh Sargsyan noted that this is one of those cases when the interest
of the state and the private company coincide, therefore the state
is ready to support the initiatives of the company serving to these
interests. Serzh Sargsyan awarded the chief director of "Synopsis
Armenia" CJSC Rich Goldman with a special prize e consolidation of
the annual education prize awards in the IT sphere in Armenia.