  Congress of Western Armenians to be held in Paris soonNovember 16, 2007 - 19:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan met with Karen Mikaelyan, head of the organization committee on preparation and conduction of a congress of heirs of Genocide survivors, the RA government's press office reported. Mr Mikaelyan presented the outcomes of the committee's activities since 2000 and plans for organization of the Congress of Western Armenians in Paris in the near future. Serge Sargsyan was given a collection of shorthand record of the first and second congresses of Western Armenians in 1917 and 1919 in Yerevan and Paris, respectively.   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 Topic Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
