Putin Awards Order To Garegin II

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PUTIN AWARDS ORDER TO GAREGIN II

ArmRadio.am
09.08.2006 15:50

Russian President Vladimir Putin has awarded an Order of Friendship
to Supreme Patriarch-Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians, Interfax
news agency reported.

The Order of Friendship was conferred on Karekin II "in recognition
of his great contribution to the development and strengthening of
Russian-Armenian friendly relations," the Kremlin press service told
Interfax on Tuesday.

Karekin II is the 132nd Supreme Patriarch-Catholicos of All
Armenians. He is an honorary member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences
and holder of national awards of the USSR, Jordan, Rumania, Ukraine
and France.

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