More details about French president's Armenia visit surfaceDecember 4, 2017 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Emmanuel Macron will arrive in Yerevan in October 2018, ambassador of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacôte confirmed in a tweet on Saturday, December 2. "French President @EmmanuelMacron is indeed expected in #Armenia next year for the Sommet de la Francophonie which will take place in #Yerevan in October," Lacôte said. "This will also offer a great opportunity for a bilateral visit to strengthen ties between #France and #Armenia." The ambassador had earlier hinted on the upcoming visit by Macron, no date was provided through. Photo. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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). |