Armenia-U.S. relations discussed at World Affairs Council eventOctober 17, 2017 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's ambassador to the United States Grigor Hovhannissian joined last week theWorld Affairs Council'sAmbassador Series event. The envoy, in particular, addressed some critical aspects of the Armenian foreign policy agenda and the country's relations with the U.S. Prior to joining his country’s foreign service, Ambassador Hovhannissian served in numerous positions with the United Nations, including: UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Armenia (1994-98), UN Secretariat Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Kinshasa DRC (1998-2000) and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in Iraq (2004-2009). Having been involved with some of the most significant conflict areas in the last 25 years, the Ambassador commented on current areas of conflict and UN activity. 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. 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. |