  EU Special Representative for South Caucasus to visit Yerevan November 26, 2012 - 18:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, Ambassador Philippe Lefort will visit Yerevan, Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman said. As Tigran Balayan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the visit has been scheduled for late November. Lefort will hold meetings with Armenia’s high-ranking officials. As Azerbaijani media outlets reported earlier, Ambassador Lefort will arrive in Baku Nov 27, with meetings with Azerbaijani officials scheduled for Nov 28. Development of Azerbaijani-EU ties as well as Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement will be in the focus of the EU official’s visit.   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 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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 skills |
