  Latvian FM honors Armenian Genocide victims November 15, 2012 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs visited Armenian Genocide Memorial today, Nov 15. The official laid flowers to the memorial, visited Genocide Museum-Institute and made the following note in the Memory Book, “One must honor the innocent victims to prevent reoccurrence of such a crime.” Minister Rinkēvičs will be in Armenia till November 16. Meetings with Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, parliament vice speaker Eduard Sharmazanov and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian are on the agenda. Rinkēvičs will further deliver a speech at Diplomatic School at Armenian Foreign Ministry.   Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsU.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh.Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |
