President says mutual visits boost Armenia-UK dialogueJuly 7, 2018 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian hailed mutual visits between Armenia and the United Kingdon at a meeting with the UK Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service, Simon McDonald, on Friday, July 6. Sarkissian welcomed McDonald to Armenia and noted that high-level visits promote the expansion of dialogue between the two countries. The British diplomat hailed the recent developments in Armenia, their peaceful nature, the resolution in the framework of the Constitution and the personal role of the President in the process. The parties exchanged views on the prospects of the Armenian-British cooperation. They concurred that potential for cooperation is great and there are multiple areas where the sides can achieve tangible results. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |