  RA President off to New York for UN GA 63rd sessionSeptember 23, 2008 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan departed for New York on Sept. 23 to attend the UN General Assembly's 63rd session, the RA leader's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net Serzh Sargsyan is expected to meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and with some heads of state. He will also meet with members of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) and will attend the Church of Saint Vardan. A reception in the honor of the Armenian President will be organized in the RA Embassy in Washington.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
