YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. For his contribution to development of sculpture and painting, deepening and strengthening of Armenian-Russian cultural contacts, as well as on the occasion of his 90th birth anniversary USSR People's Artist, a real member of Russian Academy of Art Nikolay Nikoghosian was awarded Surb Mesrop Mashtots order by RA President Serzh Sargsyan's February 20 decree. Noyan Tapan was informed about it by the RA President's Press Office.

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