  Elysee Palace unaware of Hollande’s April 24 visit to Armenia February 1, 2013 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Elysee Palace has no information on a possible visit of Francois Hollande to Armenia on April 24, the French President’s press service told PanARMENIAN.Net According to the press office, if planned, a notification about the visit will be given through a press release. “The itinerary of French President Francois Hollande does not include a visit to Armenia on April 24,” Laurent Bili, the French ambassador to Turkey said on Thursday, January 31. As Hürriyet Daily News reported earlier, citing sources in the Elysee, Hollande is planning to visit Armenia on April 24, the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day. 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 said, 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.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news 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.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.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
