Georgian prime minister's Armenia visit pushed back indefinitelyDecember 1, 2017 - 13:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian prime minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili's visit to Armenia has been postponed indefinitely at the request of the Georgian side. Kvirikashvili will arrive in Armenia once the Georgian parliament approves the new government. The PM was to visit Yerevan on Friday, December 1 at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart Karen Karapetyan. During the visit, Kvirikashvili was scheduled to meet the Armenian president, the speaker of the National Assembly and Karapetyan. Also, the Georgian premier was to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims at the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yeravan and visit Tumo Center for Creative Technologies. 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. |