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01, 2010
President Serzh Sargsyan handed 2009 state awards in the areas of literature and art
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan handed 2009 state awards to a group of professionals for their achievements in the areas of literature and art as well as music, visual arts, architecture, and urban development. The winners were nominated for the awards by their respective professional Unions.
The President of Armenia congratulated the winners and expressed satisfaction with the fact that this ceremony has become a good tradition. “This is a very pleasing duty for me on behalf of the people and the state to once again express gratitude and appreciation to those individuals, who develop our culture, who, at least in the contemporaries’ opinion, have been able to create lasting works.
Undoubtedly, time is the best judge; however we, the contemporaries, should offer our appreciation to the individuals who have been able to breathe a new life into our centuries-long cultural traditions. If we are remiss to do it, it means that we are not appreciative and are not able to recognize the good when we see it.
I believe that in the recent years the bulk of the works honored with the state awards, have really been able to withstand the test of time, I am sure of it.
With this regard, I would like to thank the Chairmen and members of the commissions, who know extremely well all the difficulties you went through. In a small country, with our mentality and our traditions it is extremely difficult to make choices, and I am glad that they were able to display a principled approach. With this regard, it is not only acceptable but also agreeable that the members and the Chairpersons of the commissions put forward their proposals regarding the awards. We gladly take them into consideration,” the President of Armenia said.
Serzh Sargsyan noted that the time has come to extend the field for state awards and establish two new nominations – in the areas of precise and natural sciences as well as humanitarian and social sciences. President Sargsyan informed that it has also been decided to increase the award fund and to double the financial component of the award.
He also said that even though the global economic and financial crisis had a severe impact on the economy of Armenia and its consequences have not been overcome yet, the state ought not to forget the importance of literature, culture, and science and prove it not only by words but also in practical terms.
The President of Armenia wished the recipients of the awards great artistic enthusiasm, high spirits, and multiple happy creative moments.
The winners expressed their gratitude to the President of Armenia for the state’s continued attention toward the cultural life of the Republic and noted that that attitude was the best incentive for achieving new creative heights.
The President of Armenia congratulated the winners and expressed satisfaction with the fact that this ceremony has become a good tradition. “This is a very pleasing duty for me on behalf of the people and the state to once again express gratitude and appreciation to those individuals, who develop our culture, who, at least in the contemporaries’ opinion, have been able to create lasting works.
Undoubtedly, time is the best judge; however we, the contemporaries, should offer our appreciation to the individuals who have been able to breathe a new life into our centuries-long cultural traditions. If we are remiss to do it, it means that we are not appreciative and are not able to recognize the good when we see it.
I believe that in the recent years the bulk of the works honored with the state awards, have really been able to withstand the test of time, I am sure of it.
With this regard, I would like to thank the Chairmen and members of the commissions, who know extremely well all the difficulties you went through. In a small country, with our mentality and our traditions it is extremely difficult to make choices, and I am glad that they were able to display a principled approach. With this regard, it is not only acceptable but also agreeable that the members and the Chairpersons of the commissions put forward their proposals regarding the awards. We gladly take them into consideration,” the President of Armenia said.
Serzh Sargsyan noted that the time has come to extend the field for state awards and establish two new nominations – in the areas of precise and natural sciences as well as humanitarian and social sciences. President Sargsyan informed that it has also been decided to increase the award fund and to double the financial component of the award.
He also said that even though the global economic and financial crisis had a severe impact on the economy of Armenia and its consequences have not been overcome yet, the state ought not to forget the importance of literature, culture, and science and prove it not only by words but also in practical terms.
The President of Armenia wished the recipients of the awards great artistic enthusiasm, high spirits, and multiple happy creative moments.
The winners expressed their gratitude to the President of Armenia for the state’s continued attention toward the cultural life of the Republic and noted that that attitude was the best incentive for achieving new creative heights.