President of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the Armenian Embassy in the Swiss Confederation and handed in state awards to some members of the Swiss Armenian community.

Swiss-Armenian businessman and benefactor Vartan Sirmakes, who is the sole shareholder of "ArmSwissBank" CJSC and also the CEO of world-famous "Franck Muller Watchland" company, was awarded with a "Mesrop Mashtots" medal and public activist, member of "ArmSwissBank" CJSC board Arden Sellefyan was awarded with a "Vachagan Barepasht" Medal.