Putin to visit Armenia; dates still unknownSeptember 13, 2018 - 10:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to Armenia, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday, September 12, according to Izvestia. Peskov said, however, that the exact date of Putin’s visit has yet to be determined. On September 8, Putin hosted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who invited the Russian leader to Yerevan. The upcoming meeting of the heads of the two states will be the fifth since Pashinyan took office in May. As reported earlier, Putin is planning to visit Azerbaijan in late September. Related links: 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. 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. |