 Lebanese President visits Armenian National Assembly December 9, 2011 - 19:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, December 9, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman visited Armenian National Assembly to meet with speaker Samvel Nikoyan. Vice speakers Eduard Sharmazanov and Samvel Balasanyan, heads of standing parliamentary committees and parliamentary group members also participated in the meeting. Samvel Nikoyan favored Armenian-Lebanese ties and expressed hope that president’s visit will give new impetus to them. Nikoyan further noted that Armenian community in Lebanon is a reliable link between the two countries. Michel Sleiman, in turn, congratulated speaker Samvel Nikoyan on his election to the post, parliamentary press service reported.   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.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.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia |
