YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 18, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Prime Minister will hand for the first time the Hero Of Our Times prize within the frames of the celebrations dedicated to 28th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia.

Chief of the PM’s staff Eduard Aghajanyan told reporters during today’s press conference that the award will be handed over to a person who established his own business and linked his future with Armenia.

“This year for the first time the award titled the Hero Of Our Times will be held on September 21 which will be attended by people who change their life or that of the others, run a business on their own and link their future with Armenia. The participants of the first award ceremony will be the heroes of the Hero Of Our Times program in the past one year. During the event the officials and guests will hand over prizes to the heroes, but the main prize will be the prize of the PM”, he said.

Aghajanyan added that with such an event on the Independence Day the state shows that it praises its citizens and his/her work.

The event will take place in Gyumri’s Sev Berd (Black Fortress) historical site.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan