YEREVAN. - The Aurora Prize is about humanism, not Armenians, President of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Vardan Gregorian, who is also the Selecting Committee member of the Aurora Prize 2017, stated on Friday, speaking at the meeting with the award finalists at the American University of Armenia (AUA).

In his words, the world needs heroes and it does have them.

All of our doctors and workers follow one principle—“Don’t harm,” he noted, adding that all the religions—Christianity, Islamism, Judaism, etc.—teach life and dignity.