This year the leader of the Armenian Party Gagik Tsarukyan, composer Eduard Mirzoyan, and French Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Serzh Smessow recieved the Europeans of the Year award in Armenia.  Mr. Gagik was honored "for his active participation in the work of the standing parliamentary commission for European integration and creation of European values in the public-political field of Armenia".

Mr. Henrik Kroner, Secretary General of the European Movement International, handed over the European of the Year award during a ceremonial event at the European Movement in Armenia. 
During his stay in Armenia Mr. Kroner also met notable representatives such as the Foreign Minister of Armenia Mr. Vartan Oskanian, the Head of the EC Delegation HE Ambassador Raul De Luzenberger as also the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia, Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan. Their discussion lead to potential cooperations between the European Movement International and the Armenian Parliament.