YEREVAN. - Russian Ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volinkin today bestowed the Russian MFA Badge of Honor “For Contribution to International Cooperation” upon the Chairman of the Union of Domestic Manufacturers of Armenia, Vazgen Safaryan, who is also the Chairman of the Committee on Financial-Economic and Budgetary Affairs at the Public Council of the Republic of Armenia (PCA).

A large number of teammates, friends, colleagues and politicians, as well as representatives of culture and science came to congratulate Safaryan.

By the end of the ceremony, several pieces of classic and folk music were played by the leading solo performers of Yerevan Opera Theatre, Russian Embassy press-service reports.