 France to follow Armenia’s lead, create a Tumo-like tech center January 23, 2018 - 12:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - France will follow Armenia’s lead and establish a technology education center, much like the Tumo centers across Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said at a meeting with president Serzh Sargsyan in the French capital. The mayor highly appreciated the activities of the Tumo Center for Creative Technologies. Sargsyan’s visit to France kicked off with the meeting with Hidalgo. The president is also set to hold a discussion with president Emmanuel Macron and attend the PACE winter session in Strasbourg. Also, Hidalgo hailed the Armenian community of Paris, claiming that a number of community representatives have had great achievements in different sectors, making a significant contribution to the city’s overall development, including public and political life. Sargsyan, in turn, invited Hidalgo to take part in celebrations dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan, the Armenian capital.   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.” |
