France's Macron to attend annual dinner with Armenian organizationsDecember 7, 2017 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the annual dinner organized by the Coordinating Council of the Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) in Paris on January 30, 2018, Panorama.am reports. The CCAF brings together the biggest political, cultural, educational, religious and social organizations of the Armenian community in France. Among the key goals of the council are coordination the activities inside the community, struggle against the denial of the Armenian Genocide, protection of the interests of the French Armenian community and presentation a unified approach on important issues of public policy. Former French president Francois Hollande attended his last dinner with CCAF when still in office at the beginning of this year. 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 | 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.” |