  Lithuanian Foreign Minister arriving in Yerevan November 8November 7, 2007 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Petras Vaitiekunas will be on visit in Yerevan November 8-9. He is scheduled to meet with President Robert Kocharian, Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan, Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and chairmen of parliamentary commissions on external relations and European integration.Mr Vaitiekunas will attend the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims and then make for Vanadzor to take part in the opening ceremony of Foundation of Lori communities. In the framework of the visit the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Armenia and Lithuania will sign an Agreement on cooperation for integration into European structures, the RA MFA press office reports.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event  The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event.Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh.France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |
