Samvel Karapetyan and Arthur Meschian awarded St. Mesrop Mashtots medals
After the official opening ceremony of the newly built complex of Matenadaran, President Serzh Sargsyan has awarded Samvel Karapetyan and Arthur Meschian, the architect of the new complex, with St. Mesrop Mashtots medal.
President Serzh Sargsyan has stressed that Samvel Karapetyan doesn’t have any direct connection with the new complex, but “I found it important to award him in this building and now, because he is doing a great stuff.” The President stated that Samvel Karapetyan has made millions of dollars charity and more investments in Armenia and Artsakh.
President Serzh Sargsyan has highly estimated Meschian’s role and called him Mark Grigoryan’s worthy successor and colleague. Mark Grigoryan is the chief architect of Matenadaran’s head building.