  Armenian President to attend Pope Francis's inauguration mass March 18, 2013 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will depart for Vatican to attend Pope Francis's inauguration mass. Catholicos Karekin II will lead the delegation of Armenian Apostolic Church, which will comprise director of the publishing department of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Nathan Hovhannisyan, chief of the department of inter-church relations Hovakim Manoukian and Rev. Fr. Karekin Hambardzumian. Delegations from 180 countries, including the heir to the British throne Prince Charles, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden will also attend the new pope’s inauguration mass.   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 U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
