YEREVAN. - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the American Armenian writer Peter Balakian over winning the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry.

“This is an outstanding event for the Armenians worldwide, since after William Saroyan you are the second talented son of the Armenian people to have conquered this authoritative literary height thanks to your valuable work. The collection of poems on the Armenian Genocide has become the logical continuation of your literary work.

This event on the eve of the 101st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide is the best response to those who committed a crime against the Armenians, as well as the best response to their successors. The prize once again reminds of the revived nation which lives and creates long-living values in this big world,” the Armenian President’s message reads.