President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan has bestowed a number of state awards to benefactors. The latter were the representatives of the Pyunik All-Armenian Human Resources Development Fund, who received the awards for their contribution to the development of ties between Armenia and the Diaspora.  

The benefactors were decorated with the “Merits to the Fatherland” and "Gratitude" medals.

At the award-giving ceremony held in the Presidential Palace, President Sargsyan congratulated the prize winners and thanked them for their work in favor of the Armenian nation. Since 1998, the Fund has invested nearly $100 mln for the implementation of various programs. Not the amount of the funds, but the good will of the Fund participants and their active participation in tresolving the problems of Armenia is important, the President said.