 Catholicos Aram, UN's de Mistura talk Syrian-Armenians in Geneva August 20, 2016 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I met with the United Nations special envoy for the Syria crisis, Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of concern for Syrian-Armenians. The pontiff discussed similar problems with representatives of interchurch organizations. Also, Aram I met with the president of Armenofas humanitarian foundation Teny Simonyan, with both of them stressing the importance of providing aid to Syrian-Armenians. Prior to departing for Geneva, the Catholicos met with Petros Terzian, President of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in France.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.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.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
