  Armenia president to visit France for Macron meeting, PACE session January 20, 2018 - 16:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan will visit Paris on January 22-24 to meet with his French counterpart Emanuel Macron, as well as the presidents of the Senate and the National Assembly, the members of Armenia-France parliamentary friendship group. Following the meeting, the two presidents will give a press conference. While in Paris, Sargsyan will meet mayor Anne Hidalgo and the representatives of the Armenian community of France. On the last day of his visit, president Sargsyan will attend the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, as well as meet with top PACE officials.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
