  Merkel will host Armenia's Pashinyan in Berlin on Feb. 13 February 7, 2020 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinjan, in Berlin on February 13, the Chancellor's office said. The two are expected to focus on bilateral relations, economic policy issues and matters concerning foreign and security policy. Merkel arrived in Armenia on August 24 and met President Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, as well as took a walk in downtown Yerevan and posed for selfies with young Armenians. The Chancellor also visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan to pay tribute to the memory of 1.5 million innocent victims who perished at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915-1923.   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 |  Latest news 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.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. |
