Republican Party of Armenia

 President Serzh Sargsyan today received Vasken Kaltakjian, Chairman of the Louisiana chapter of the Armenian Council of America and member of the Central Committee of the Social Democrat Hunchakian Party (SDHP), as well as a group of party representatives from the Central Committee and the Armenian branch. The Armenian President awarded Vasken Kaltakjian the Medal of Mkhitar Gosh for promoting outstanding pro-Armenian activities and for making a significant contribution to the reinforcement of motherland-diaspora ties, congratulated the awardee on the occasion of receiving the RA high state decoration and wished him further success.

Vasken Kaltakjian said that it was a great honor for him to receive the high state decoration, expressed his gratitude for the recognition and underscored that he would continue its activities in the U.S., especially in the State of Louisiana, aimed at supporting the Motherland, Artsakh and the entire Armenian people.