Iran’S Cultural Attache Awarded Armenia Golden Medal

IRAN’S CULTURAL ATTACHE AWARDED ARMENIA GOLDEN MEDAL

Mathaba.Net, UK
June 11 2008

Iran’s Cultural Attache to Armenia Reza Otoufi received the Armenian
Golden Cultural Medal on Wednesday.

At the ceremony coordinated by the Writers Union of Armenia, Otoufi
was honored for his meritorious services to broaden Iran-Armenia
cultural relations.

The ceremony was held in presence of the Iranian Ambassador to
Armenia Ali Saqaeian, Armenian deputy minister of culture, the chief
and members of the Armenian Literature Institute, the officials of
Iran-Armenia cultural club ‘Mehr’, the members of the Writers Union
in Armenia and a number of cultural and scientific dignitaries.

Addressing the ceremony on behalf of the Armenia’s Minister of
Culture and Youth Hasmik Poghosian, Armenian deputy said that the
Golden Medal is the most valuable medal of that ministry. –IRNA

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS