Armenia honours Polish MEPs
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
01.03.2017 09:21
Two Polish MEPs, Ryszard Czarnecki and Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, have been decorated with the Medal of Mkhitar Gosh, an Armenian distinction, for their work in promoting Armenia’s interests on the EU forum.
MEP Ryszard Czarnecki receiving the award from Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday. Photo: Twitter.com/@r_czarnecki
They were handed the medals by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during a ceremony in Brussels on Tuesday.
Czarnecki, who is Vice-President of the European Parliament, has been responsible for its Eastern policy for a second term.
Both Czarnecki and Saryusz-Wolski are members of the Euronest parliamentary assembly, which brings together representatives of EU members states and those of the Eastern Partnership, which includes Armenia.
Saryusz-Wolski is also a member of the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission.
The Medal of Mkhitar Gosh, named after the Armenian scholar, writer, thinker and priest who lived in 1130-1213, is awarded for outstanding state and social-political activities, as well as for significant services in diplomacy, law and political science. (mk/rg)
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