Alexander Lukashenko's working visit to Armenia covered with a veil of secrecyMarch 13, 2009 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in Armenia on March 11. Alexander Lukashenko was met at Yerevan Zvartnots airport by the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan personally. Mr. Lukashenko who left the board of the plane with his youngest son, Nikolai, was met with the traditional bread and salt. It appears that the Presidents' short talk in the airport was the only sign of Lukashenko's "working" visit to Armenia. According to Belarusskie Novosti, Mr. Lukashenko made his way directly to Tsaghkadzor resort located 55 km. away from the Armenian capital. Although the Belarusian President is reported to stay in Armenia till May 15, the RA leader's press office doesn't inform whether Sargsyan and Lukashenko will meet again. Pavel Legky, spokesman for the Belarusian President, said Mr. Lukashenko will be back in Minsk "no earlier than tomorrow." "There will be more meetings in Armenia," he said. 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 | 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. |