On October 12 on the occasion of the 85th anniversary of the RA People’s Artist, duduk player Jivan Gasparyan the RA NA President Hovik Abrahamyan awarded him the Medal of Honour of the National Assembly for the big contribution to the sphere of culture. Handing over the high award and congratulating him for getting the Medal of Honour of the RA National Assembly, Hovik Abrahamyan highly appreciated the merited musician’s contribution to the development and popularization of the Armenian art and wished him health, longevity and further creative successes. Jivan Gasparyan thanked the NA President for the high award and appreciation.