Armenian armed forces general staff chief departs for GermanyAugust 16, 2011 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian armed forces general staff chief, Colonel General Yuri Khachaturov has departed for Germany to attend an annual meeting of NATO partner states’ general staff heads to be held with support of the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, from August 17 to 19. Colonel-General Khachaturov is expected to meet with admiral James Stavridis, USEUCOM Commander to discuss military cooperation issues. The Armenian delegation will be back in Yerevan on August 20. 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 | 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. 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. |