Armenian Authorities Did Not Receive Invitations To Take Part in Dink's FuneralJanuary 22, 2007 - 19:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities did not receive invitations to take part in Hrant Dink's funeral, the gunned down 'Agos' editor-in-chief. RA MFA acting Press Officer Vladimir Karapetyan and Presidential Press Secretary Viktor Soghomonian told the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist that no invitations were received through official channels. It is worth mentioning that earlier Turkish Media has spread information according to which Turkish MFA has sent invitations to Armenian political and spiritual leaders and the Armenian Diaspora to take part in Dink's funeral. An ethnic Armenian Hrant Dink was gunned down Friday January 19 near the editorial office of his 'Agos' weekly. The Police has already detained one suspect, 17-year-old Ogun Samast, who has confessed to the murder. Also Yasin Hayala has been arrested who has confessed to instigation and organization of the assassination. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. |