  French President to visit Armenia on April 24 – report  January 27, 2013 - 19:20 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - French President François Hollande is planning to visit Armenia on April 24, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, Hürriyet Daily News reported, citing sources in the Elysee. Hollande accepted the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in November 2012 to visit Armenia in 2013, the report said, adding that Hollande aims to issue a “strong genocide message” to the Armenian community in France before local elections in 2014. However, the HDN says, the French president will not bring forth the bill that criminalizes denial of the Armenian Genocide to the Senate due to “technical difficulties” in the Constitution. Partner news  Top stories Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9. Valadao spoke about the importance of affirming the Genocide at the April 24th Congressional Observance on Capitol Hill. Sergei Lavrov noted that the current "status quo is unacceptable for Azerbaijan, Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh people." Bako Sahakyan signed a decree to award Ararat Avanesyan and Arthur Gasparyan with “For the Liberation of Shushi” medal.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Samsung to buy stake in rival phone manufacturer Pantech  The Galaxy S4 maker will pay 53 billion won ($47.6 million) for the stake in Pantech, South Korea's third-largest handset maker.Emma Watson in Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring” clip (video) The film is based on real events and follows a group of fame-obsessed teenagers who robbed celebrities' homes in the Hollywood Hills.“The Hobbit” begins final shooting, Peter Jackson confirms Martin Freeman, who stars as Bilbo Baggins, was still in London filming the third series of “Sherlock” as of May 21.Armenia to join Reitox European network on drug addiction NSC Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan delivered a speech during REITOX week international conference on drug abuse. |
