Jansem And Tonino Guerra Awarded Order Of Honor

JANSEM AND TONINO GUERRA AWARDED ORDER OF HONOR

Noyan Tapan
March 10, 2010

YEREVAN, MARCH 10, NOYAN TAPAN. RA President Serzh Sargsyan signed a
decree on awarding famous French Armenian painter Hovhannes Semerjian
(Jansem) an Order of Honor for his considerable contribution to
strengthening of the Armenian-French cultural contacts, as well as
on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary.

According to RA President’s Press Office, by S. Sargsyan’s another
decree world-famous figure of cinematography Tonino Guerra was also
awarded an Order of Honor for his great contribution to strengthening
of the Armenian-Italian cultural contacts, considerable contribution
to the world cinematography and on the occasion of his 90th birth
anniversary.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS