“In a celebratory ceremony, Speaker of the House, Marios Garoyian, was honored by the Armenian National Committee of Cyprus as the Personality of the Year 2009 for his valuable services to the Armenian-Cypriot community and the Armenian Question,” Gibrahayer e-magazine reports.

“This memorable ceremony took place at Latsia Municipal Theatre last Friday night, 27 November 2009, in the presence of a large number of officials and guests,” the source says.

“Opening remarks were made by Vahan Aynedjian, who spoke about the history of the Personality of the Year award. ANC Cyprus Chairman Hagop Manougian spoke of the tragic history of the Armenian people that led to the formation of the worldwide network of Armenian National Committees, pursuing the restoration of the rights of the Armenian people and the recognition of the Armenian Genocide,” the magazine reads.

“Megerditch Megerditchian — member of ARF Dashnaktsoutiun's Political Bureau outlined Cyprus and Armenia are faced with the same menace, Turkey, which, despite the violations of so many principles of International Law, is assigned by the great powers more and more tasks, because of its geostrategic location; therefore, the collaboration between our countries is imperative,” the source informs.