Aurora Prize laureate Tom Catena visits Karabakh, meets PresidentJune 7, 2018 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) President Bako Sahakyan met the Aurora Prize laureate, well-known physician Tom Catena on Wednesday, June 6. The President said he welcomes Catena’s decision to visit Artsakh, noting that the country was well aware of his activity and felt great respect for him. Co-founder of the Aurora Humanitarian Initiative Ruben Vardanyan, Artsakh Minister of Education, science and sports Narine Aghabalyan and other officials attended the meeting. 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.” |