  President Sargsyan congratulates newly-elected Pope March 14, 2013 - 19:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan issued a letter to Pope Francis congratulating him on his election as the 266th head of Roman Catholic church. “Armenia values Vatican as the spiritual center, defender of human rights and moral norms, champion of peace and tolerance,” the President said. “We hope that kind traditions of partnership between Armenia, the first country to adopt Christianity as official religion, and Vatican will continue into the future,” the presidential letter said.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security”  Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
