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OSKANYAN IS ALMOST ITALIAN

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On September 24 in Verona, Italy, the RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanyan was awarded the «Great Venice Gold Award» (Grosso d'Oro Veneziano). Oskanyan was awarded the medal of the Italian MASI Fund for his contribution to the process of Armenian integration into the European structures and the enhancing of the Armenian-Italian relations.

In this connection Vardan Oskanyan made a speech in the 25th solemn ceremony in the Verona St. George Church of the 8th century where he referred to the determination of Armenia to develop according to the European standards, to the inner development of the country, the Armenian-Italian relations, as well as represented the events of the Armenian-Italian friendship days to be organized in Yerevan in October.

The MASI fund was founded and is now headed by the inheritors of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri. Every year distinguished representatives in the literature, art, science, and economy fields are awarded these medals. They are usually awarded to Italians.

Up to now the only foreign politician who had won the award was the former President of Slovenia Milan Kuchan.