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Armen Vardani Sarkissian is an Armenian politician, physicist, investor, businessman, and computer scientist who was the 4th president of Armenia from 2018 to 2022. He also was Prime Minister of Armenia from 1996 to 1997. He was the first president of post-Soviet Armenia born in the former Armenian SSR.
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Born 23 June 1953 · Q93153
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First, I would tell him good morning Mr. President, I think we have an issue to discuss together. You are the President of Turkey and I am the President of Armenia. My family, my grandparents are from Erzrum, Van and Bitlis and there is a history behind my own family. Why not start talking about the relations between Turkey and Armenia? Why not speak about our individual stories?
Awarded Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX (2021).
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“First, I would tell him good morning Mr. President, I think we have an issue to discuss together. You are the President of Turkey and I am the President of Armenia. My family, my grandparents are from Erzrum, Van and Bitlis and there is a history behind my own family. Why not start talking about the relations between Turkey and Armenia? Why not speak about our individual stories?”
Published video “Նախագահ Վահագն Խաչատուրյանին իր հավատարմագրերն է հանձնել Հայաստանում Ռուանդայի նորանշանակ դեսպանը”.
Published video “Նախագահ Վահագն Խաչատուրյանն ընդունել է Հայաստանում Եգիպտոսի դեսպան Ամալ Աֆիֆին”.
Published video “Նախագահն ընդունել է Հայաստանի ամերիկյան համալսարանի հոգաբարձուների խորհրդի անդամ Հովհաննես Ավոյանին”.
Published video “Նախագահն ընդունել է Հայկական բարեգործական ընդհանուր միության նախագահ բարերար Սամվել Սիմոն Սիմոնյանին”.
Published video “Նախագահ Վահագն Խաչատուրյանը ստորագրել է Նիկոլ Փաշինյանին վարչապետ նշանակելու մասին հրամանագիրը”.
Published video “Նախագահ Վահագն Խաչատուրյանը ելույթ է ունեցել 9-րդ գումարման Ազգային ժողովի առաջին նիստի մեկնարկին”.
Published video “Նախագահն ընդունել է Կիպրոսի Ներկայացուցիչների պալատում հայ համայնքի պետական ներկայացուցչին”.
Published video “Նախագահ Խաչատուրյանին իր հավատարմագրերն է հանձնել Հայաստանում Պորտուգալիայի նորանշանակ դեսպանը”.
Published video “Նախագահ Վահագն Խաչատուրյանն ընդունել է ԿԳՄՍ նախարար Ժաննա Անդրեասյանին”.
Published video “Նախագահ Խաչատուրյանն առանձնազրույց է ունեցել Կատարի Պետության էմիր շեյխ Թամիմ բին Համադ Ալ Թանիի հետ”.
Following his resignation as president the year before
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Awarded Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX (2021).
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Sarkissian was awarded the highest order of the Holy See, the Grand Collar of the Papal Order of Pius IX
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2018).
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Career landmark: President of Armenia (2018–2022).
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Sarkissian founded the Armenian chapter of the international Summit of Minds in the spa town of Dilijan
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Sarkissian was awarded the highest Italian award - Knight of the Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Awarded Order For Merit to the Fatherland - 1st degree (2017).
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Sarkissian was awarded the first degree medal For Services to Homeland Armenia
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He was a personal friend of Charles III, who (as Prince of Wales) made a private visit to Armenia in 2013 as Sarkissian's guest. [13] He also knew the Soviet intelligence officer Gevork Vartanian. and sought his help to build Armenia's intelligence capabilities.
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Sarkissian received the St
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Published “The rde-1 Gene, RNA Interference, and Transposon Silencing in C. elegans” in Cell — cited 1,097 times.
Career landmark: Ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom (1998–2018).
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Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great (1997).
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After being diagnosed with cancer [2] and was succeeded by Robert Kocharyan
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Sarkissian was elected Prime Minister of Armenia
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Armenia (1996–1997).
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Established and subsequently became the Head of the Department of Computer Modeling of Complex Systems at Yerevan State University
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Became a visiting research fellow and visiting professor at the University of Cambridge
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He married Nouneh Sarkissian (born 1954), a researcher at the Matenadaran, in 1978.
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Born 1953-06-23.
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