  Russia's Putin to attend Genocide centennial events in Yerevan: Kremlin April 20, 2015 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin will be attending the events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire in Yerevan, according to the Kremlin. “Russian and Armenian leaders will meet within the framework of the visit to discuss the issues on the bilateral agenda, interaction within integration unions as well as current regional and international topics,” Kremlin said in a statement. Earlier, Putin's spokesman did not rule out that the Russian and French leaders could meet on the sidelines of the Genocide centennial commemoration events in Yerevan.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Topic Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
