Mayor of Cypriot's Strovolos visits Artsakh September 28, 2019 - 12:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of Cyprus (ANC Cyprus) and the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD) arranged for a Cypriot delegation representing the city of Strovolos to visit the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). The delegation is headed by the Mayor of the city Andreas Papacharalambous. The other members of the delegation are Anna Karydi, Irini Violari, Marios Hadjivasiliou, Marios Andreou and Panayiotis Manoli from the City Council. Strovolos is the second biggest municipality in Cyprus. Hagop Kazandjian, chair of ANC Cyprus, Raffi Mahdessian member of ARF committee of Cyprus and Kaspar Karampetian, the EAFJD president are accompanying the delegation. On Monday 26 September, the delegation was received by the President of Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakayan, who elaborated on the determination of Artsakh to enhance ties with Cyprus and its different administrative units. The sides discussed ways of developing bilateral relations. Earlier, the delegation had been received by the Mayor of Stepanakert (Capital of Artsakh), Suren Grigoryan. The future cooperation in the cultural and education fields was the main subject of the discussion. The delegation also met the minister of Minister of Culture, Youth Affairs and Tourism of Artsakh, Lernik Hovhannisyan and visited the “HALO Trust” - an international demining organization in Nagorno Karabakh. Commenting on the visit the president of ANC Cyprus Hagop Kazandjian stated: “The Armenian National Committee of Cyprus praises the visit of the Mayor of Strovolos to Artsakh as a successful initiative. It is just the beginning of a close cooperation involving various areas, that hopefully will expand”. EAFJD President Kaspar Karampetian said: "This visit became a reality thanks to the excellent work of our colleagues in Cyprus, and it is good news for the bilateral relations between Cyprus and Artsakh. As always, the goal is to build new bridges and develop people-to-people ties, in order to fight against the isolation imposed by Azerbaijan on the people Artsakh." The delegation is expected to meet the Speaker of the National Assembly of Artsakh Republic Ashot Ghoulian, the Minister of foreign Affairs Masis Mayilyan and other political representatives of the Republic of Artsakh and Republic of Armenia.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee  Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan.Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent. |
