Armenia FM: Pashinyan-Trump meeting can't be arranged hastilySeptember 20, 2018 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The process of arranging a meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and U.S. President Donald Trump is in progress, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan told reporters on Thursday, September 20. "This process takes time, we work with the United States, Mnatsakyan said, according to Aysor.am. "We will soon provide information on meetings at different levels that should lead to the summit. At present, we can not foresee that this meeting will take place so hastily." Asked whether any Pashinyan-Trump meeting is expected in New York, the minister said: "Not right now." Pashinyan will leave for New York to attend the session of the UN General Assembly. He pushed his trip back several days in order to take part in elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders. The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened in New York on September 18. High-level meetings will begin on September 24. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |