Singapore PM arriving in Armenia on September 28September 27, 2019 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will arrive in Yerevan on Saturday, September 28 at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan The two heads of government will first meet and address reporters, after which the Singapore PM is expected to meet President Armen Sarkissian, His Holiness Karekin II, and the National Assembly speaker, Ararat Mirzoyan. Lee is also set to visit the Armenian Genocide memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the victims. The official will then attend the session of Eurasian Economic Council during which Singapore and the Eurasian Economic Union will sign a free trade deal. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. 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. |