President awards medals to community heads

Public Radio, Armenia
Nov 10 2006

President awards medals to community heads
10.11.2006 16:53

President Robert Kocharyan handed medals to a number of
representatives of the self-governance sphere. According to
President’s decree of 9 November, on the occasion of the 10th
anniversary of self-governance bodies of Armenia and for considerable
contribution to the development of communities Anania Shirakatsi
medals were awarded to Head of Kentron community of Yerevan Gagik
Beglaryan, Head of Erebuni community Mher Sedrakyan, Head of
Margahovit village Seyran Ananyan, Head of Merdzavan village Levon
Grigoryan, Mayor of Hrazdan Aram Danielyan, Head of Voskevan village
Emma Hakobyan, Mayor of Gyumri Gevorg Malkhasyan, Head of Agarak
village Razmik Martirosyan, Head of Malishka village Mher Movsisyan,
Mayor of Ashtarak Gagik Muradyan and Head of Aragats village Gagik
Poghosyan.
Handing the awards, the President congratulated on the occasion of
the 10th anniversary of self-governance bodies.
Robert Kocharyan expressed willingness to know the assessments of
community heads of the problems, development traits and process of
local self-governance.
Noting that the activity of communities will be more effective in
case all the community issues are resolved by communities themselves,
Robert Kocharyan said year by year the government delegates certain
liabilities to local self-governance bodies.
During the meeting discussions were launched on the territorial
policy, the further deeds of local self-governance bodies and
development of communities.