Lebanese President to attend Francophone Summit in ArmeniaAugust 7, 2018 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lebanese President Michel Aoun will travel to Armenia in October to meet with his presidential counterpart and attend a scheduled summit, Al-Masdar News reports. According to the Lebanese President’s office, Aoun will lead a delegation to attend the seventh Francophone Summit, which is held in the Armenian capital of Yerevan. This will be ‘Aoun’s second visit to Armenia since being elected to the presidency in 2016. Prior to his Armenia trip, the Lebanese President is scheduled to make a speech at the United Nations at the end of September. Aoun's visit to Armenia was previously confirmed by Lebanese ambassador to Yerevan Maya Dagher. Also among top officials who will arrive in the country are French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. 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 | 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. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |