Armenian President awards Medal of Gratitude to journalist Talal Khrais in Rome

YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan has awarded the Medal of Gratitude to journalist Talal Khrais, the founder of Assadakah, for his significant contribution in strengthening and developing the friendly ties between Armenia and Italy.

President Khachaturyan awarded the medal to Khrais in Rome. He described the journalist as a “true friend of the Armenian people.”

Khrais said that he learnt about the Armenian Genocide when he was 16 living in Beirut. “I’ve been committed to the Armenian cause ever since and I won’t stop my struggle for a fair resolution of the issue,” he said.

Talal Khrais is the correspondent of Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) in Rome and the Holy See.