  NKR President meets LA city council membersNovember 20, 2010 - 14:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 19, President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan delivered a speech at the World Affairs Council of Orange County that was followed by a question & answer session. Consul general of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles Grigor Hovhannisyan, head of the Central information department of the Artsakh Republic President’s Office Davit Babayan, NKR permanent representative to the USA Robert Avetisyan, chairman of the Artsakh Public TV and Radio company’s board Norek Gasparyan attended the event. On the same day President Sahakyan visited Los Angeles City Council, where he met with its members and president Eric Garcetti. He also paid a visit to the residence of the Western Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church and met its primate Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, members of the Diocesan Council and representatives of the local Armenian community. Issues related to socioeconomic situation in Artsakh and Motherland-Diaspora relations were in the focus of the meeting, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the Artsakh Republic President.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
