Amenian President visits all major Armenian world-wide communities first timeSeptember 25, 2009 - 20:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The purpose of President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to major Armenian communities of the world is to become familiar with views and attitudes of the Armenian diaspora in regard to normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations," Deputy Chief of President's Administration Vigen Sargsyan told a meeting with journalists today. According to Vigen Sargsyan, the pan-Armenian tour of the President is the first such initiative having a supranational and pan-national character, and involving all major Armenian centers of the world, where public opinion of the Diaspora is shaped. As part of his tour, President Serzh Sargsyan will visit and have regional meetings in New York City, Paris, Los Angeles, Beirut and Rostov-on-Don. According to him, in each of these cities the president will spend less than a day. " Los Angeles will be the only exception, where, besides meeting with representatives of the Armenian diaspora, the president will give interview to the Armenian mass media of the United States,", Mr. Sargsyan 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. |