Canadian PM to visit Armenia for Francophonie summitFebruary 15, 2018 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau will visit Armenia to participate in the upcoming summit of the Francophonie, set to be held in Yerevan in October. According to deputy Armenian foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan, the final list of those set to attend the summit is still unknown. “We already known that the leaders of two key francophone countries will be here,” Kocharyan said. He added that Trudeau and French president Emmanuel Macron have already accepted the invitation to participate. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |