French President not planning to visit Armenia, envoy says![]() January 31, 2013 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The itinerary of French President François Hollande does not include a visit to Armenia on April 24, Laurent Bili, the French ambassador to Turkey said. “There is no such planned visit within my knowledge. The story was a surprise to me as well,” Bili told the Hürriyet Daily News. Earlier reports suggested that Mr. Hollande was planning to go to Yerevan on the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. Partner news “The above mentioned NGOs’ participation in the forum is only possible as a part of Azerbaijani delegation,” ANP said. The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy. Partner news |