12:37, 3 May, 2021 YEREVAN, MAY 3, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Armen Sarkissian has sent a letter of thanks to co-founders of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Noubar Afeyan and Ruben Vardanyan for their efforts in the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the Presidential Office told Armenpress. “On April 24 – the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the heroes of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative of the year were announced. For the first time since its foundation, the Aurora Award was held without one of his godfathers, our old friend, co-founder of the Aurora Initiative and member of the Aurora Selection Committee, Vartan Gregorian, who passed away recently.