National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia

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The National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia (NAS WAS) (

Armenian Diaspora. Its political goals are restoring historical truth, seeking Turkey's recognition of the Armenian genocide based on international norms, and the return the occupied lands
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History

The National Academy of Sciences of Western Armenia was founded on 11 March 2015 by the Constitutional Supreme Arbitral Board of Western Armenia as a subsidiary institution.

Presidents

  • Suren Ghazaryan (founding president)
  • Artem Sargsyan

Activities

The Academy has a scientific periodical, Gitak. It is published four times a year, edited by Karen Khachatrian.

Woodrow Wilson Medal

The academy has incentives: a certificate, a diploma, and a highest award, the "Woodrow Wilson" medal, which rewards outstanding patriotic activities of Armenians and pro-Armenian foreign representatives.

Woodrow Wilson medals have been awarded to Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (commandos), George V. Chilingar, Baroness Caroline Cox, Rep. congressman Adam Schiff, member of the French parliament Valerie Boyer, and US Senator Anna Eshoo.[citation needed]

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