Who Congratulated Robert Kocharian on His 65th Birthday

Today, on August 31, 2019, the first President of the NKR and the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian, celebrates his 65th birthday. On this occasion, President Kocharian's office has received and continues to receive numerous congratulations. The office of the second president has issued a statement indicating who has congratulated the former president.

In addition to the publicized and media-circulated congratulations from Armenia's former President, current and former Presidents of the NKR, several prominent state and political figures from Armenia, the NKR's military-political leadership, the President of the Russian Federation, and various Russian political and social figures, President Kocharian has also received messages from:

• Ara Abrahamyan - President of the Union of Armenians of Russia
• Abel Aghambekyan - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Roman Babayan - Journalist, Director of the “Golos Rossii” Radio Station
• Manvel Badalyan - Former Chairman of the Civil Service Council of Armenia
• Karen Baghdasarov - Businessman (Russia)
• Zori Balayan - Hero of Artsakh, Writer, Publicist
• Vladislav Gasumyanov - Vice President of “Nornikel” LLC
• Armen Gevorgyan - Former Deputy Prime Minister, Former Head of the Presidential Administration of Armenia
• Senik Gevorgyan - Chairman of the Board of “ZakNeftGazStroy-Prometheus” LLC
• Ashot Grigoryan - President of the Forum of Armenian Societies of Europe
• Anushavan Danielyan - Former Prime Minister of the NKR
• Oleg Yesayan - Former Prime Minister of the NKR, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador
• Vladimir Yevtushenkov - Chairman of the Board of Directors of “Sistema” JSC
• Konstantin Zatulin - Member of the State Duma of Russia, Founder of the “Lazarev Club”
• Artak Tovmasyan - Chairman of the “Dvin” Public Council
• James Tufenkyan - Founder and President of the “Tufenkyan” Foundation (USA)
• Ashot Khachatryan - Businessman (Russia)
• Samvel Karapetyan - Founder and President of the “Tashir Group”
• Victor Krivopuskov - Former Director of the “Rossotrudnichestvo” agency in Armenia
• Petros Kurunlyan - Businessman (Greece)
• Sergey Hambardzumyan - General Director of the “Monarch” Group of Companies
• David Harutyunyan - Director of the “Lus” Foundation, Former Minister of Justice of Armenia
• Hayk Harutyunyan - Former Chief of Police of Armenia
• Flora Nakashkaryan - Editor-in-Chief of “Golos Armenii” newspaper
• Makar Nahapetyan - Businessman (Russia)
• Arthur Chilingarov - Hero of the Soviet Union, Member of the State Duma of Russia, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• Vladimir Petrosyan - Minister of the Moscow Government
• Jean and Robert Poghosyan - Founders of the “Poghosyan and Sons Foundation”, Benefactors (Belgium)
• Mikhail Poghosyan - Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute
• Karen Safaryan - Chairman of the Board of “Ardshinbank” LLC
• Gennady Stepanyan - President of the “STINKOM” Group of Companies
• Harout Ohanyan - Businessman (UAE)
• Vardan Oskanian - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Robert Kocharian has also been congratulated by a group of renowned athletes from Armenia and abroad (the list is presented in alphabetical order):

• Arthur Abraham - Multiple World Champion in Boxing
• Ara Abrahamyan - Double World and European Champion in Greco-Roman Wrestling, Olympic Bronze and Silver Medalist
• Araik Gevorgyan - Three-time World Champion in Freestyle Wrestling, European Champion
• Mnatsakan Iskandaryan - Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman Wrestling, Three-time World Champion, Two-time European Champion
• Alexander Karelin - Three-time Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman Wrestling, Nine-time World Champion, Twelve-time European Champion, Member of the State Duma of Russia
• Buvaysar Saitiev - Three-time Olympic Champion in Freestyle Wrestling, Six-time World and European Champion, Member of the State Duma of Russia
• Oghsen Mirzoyan - Olympic Champion in Weightlifting, World and European Champion
• Murad Umakhanov - Olympic Champion in Freestyle Wrestling

The Office of the Second President expresses gratitude to all those who congratulated Robert Kocharian on this anniversary. The complete list of congratulators will be posted on President Kocharian’s official website in the coming days.