FIRST RUSSIAN PRESIDENT ARRIVED IN YEREVANOctober 12, 2002 - 21:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today first Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his spouse arrived in Yerevan on a private visit on the invitation of the Armenian President. "I love Armenia and accepted Robert Kocharian's suggestion with great pleasure," - Boris Yeltsin told journalists in Yerevan airport. A solid program for the visit is composed and a meeting with the Armenian President, which will be useful for me and maybe for him, is planned, the ex-President of the Russian Federation stated. "Long history ties Russia and Armenia together. We should value it and try to further develop cooperation," - he emphasized. Boris Yeltsin's visit to Armenia will last till October 18. Within the framework of the visit the Yeltsin spouses will participate in the annual celebration of the founding of Yerevan, will visit the memorial to the victims of the Armenian genocide in Ottoman Turkey. 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. |