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YEREVAN, JANUARY 30, ARMENPRESS. The Chairman of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan and His HolinessKarekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians paid an official visit to the United Arab Emirates by the invitation of Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi. They visited American University of Sharjah on January 30 where awards ceremony of Sharjah ruler Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi was held. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the United Arab Emirates Gegham Gharibjanyan, high ranking officials, representatives of Armenian community attended the ceremony.
Armenpress was informed from the Department for Mass Media and Public Relations of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia that the Chairman of the National Assembly handed Sheikh Medal of Honor of the Republic of Armenia on behalf of the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for the significant contribution to the development of the strengthening of friendly relations and economic cooperation between the Republic of Armenia and the United Arab Emirates. Welcoming the participants, the Chairman of the National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan said:
“It is a great honor for me to be invited to Sharjah, which is considered the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates. It is more honorary to hand a state award on behalf of the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan to a renowned scholar and statesman who is not only full of that culture but appreciates culture and does his utmost to enrich and keep it with dignity. Moreover, it regards both Armenian, and Arabic culture.