Heads of Armenian diplomatic missions to gather in YerevanAugust 29, 2011 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Heads of Armenian diplomatic missions are slated to meet in Yerevan on August 30 and 31. According to the press office RA Ministry Foreign Affairs, President Serzh Sargsyan, National Assembly speaker Hovik Abrahamyan and Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan will take part in the meeting which will focus on the Armenian foreign policy issues in the context of international developments. The diplomats are also expected to visit Holy Etchmiadzin, where they will meet with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. On September 1, some of the diplomats will give lectures in Armenian universities. 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. |