Yerevan hosting XVII Summit of La Francophonie Oct. 11-12October 11, 2018 - 10:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian capital of Yerevan is hosting the XVII Summit of La Francophonie on October 11-12. Presidents and Prime Ministers of dozens of countries, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have arrived in Yerevan to participate in the summit. Following the solemn opening ceremony and the official welcome of delegations, the plenary work of the first day of the Organization will start after a lunch hosted by the Secretary General of La Francophonie. During the plenary work on October , Armenia is set to assume chairmanship of OIF, which will be followed by a review of membership applications or status amendments. In the evening, a gala concert is expected on the sidelines of the summit, with famous artists from around the world, such as French singer Zaz, set to perform. The work will continue on October 12. 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. |