Greek President, Austrian Foreign Minister to visit ArmeniaSeptember 5, 2014 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Austria’s Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz will pay an official visit to Armenia September 8-9 on the invitation of Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian. According foreign ministry’s press service; meeting with President Serzh Sargsyan is on the Austrian official’s agenda, as well as bilateral talks with Nalbandian to be followed by a joint press conference Kurz will also visit the Genocide memorial in Tsitsernakaberd to pay tribute to the victims of the tragedy and attend the opening of the Yerevan Office of the Austrian Development Agency. Also, Greek President Carlos Papoulias plans to travel to Armenia, with the date of the visit unspecified. During the meeting on the sidelines of the Wales-hosted NATO summit, Foreign Minister Nalbandian discussed preparations for the upcoming presidential visit with his Greek counterpart Evangelos Venizelos. The officials further stressed the importance of cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Nagorno Karabakh peace process was among the issues discussed, with Greek Foreign Minister commending mediation efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs. 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 | 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. |