  Armenian-U.S. working group to be set up December 10, 2012 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met Dec 8 with Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa. Mayor Villaraigosa briefed Prime Minister Sargsyan on Armenians’ involvement in the city’s life, with cooperation prospects discussed. The two officials further agreed to set up a working group to develop joint cooperation projects. The city’s Armenian community representatives, U.S. ambassador to Yerevan John Heffern and Armenian officials were present at the meeting, the government’s press service reported.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
