France's Macron to attend annual dinner with Armenian organizationsDecember 7, 2017 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the annual dinner organized by the Coordinating Council of the Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) in Paris on January 30, 2018, Panorama.am reports. The CCAF brings together the biggest political, cultural, educational, religious and social organizations of the Armenian community in France. Among the key goals of the council are coordination the activities inside the community, struggle against the denial of the Armenian Genocide, protection of the interests of the French Armenian community and presentation a unified approach on important issues of public policy. Former French president Francois Hollande attended his last dinner with CCAF when still in office at the beginning of this year. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. 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 Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |