Armenia President to attend enthronement of Japanese emperorOctober 19, 2019 - 11:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian and his wife Nouneh Sarkissian will travel to Japan on Saturday, October 19 to participate in the ceremony celebrating the formal ascension of Japan's Emperor Naruhito. Emperor Naruhito, 59, officially began his reign in May, after his father Emperor Akihito became the first monarch to abdicate the throne in more than 200 years. Emperor Akihito received special legal permission to step down after saying he felt unable to fulfil his role because of declining health. During his working visit, President Sarkissian will hold bilateral meetings with Presidents and heads of state of various countries. Sarkissian is also set to visit Tokyo Stock Exchange, Japan Nuclear Regulation Authority, and one of the world's leading industrial and technological companies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The President will also meet the heads of several large Japanese companies to encourage them to visit Armenia, learn about the opportunities and prospects for cooperation. 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. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |