Armenia Foreign Minister headed for RwandaApril 5, 2019 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan will travel to Rwanda, the Foreign Ministry has revealed. The diplomat will deliver remarks at the Kwibuka 25 International Conference in Kigali, the capital and largest city of Rwanda, also set to attend the events marking the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. Mnatsakanyan will also be meeting the Rwandan President, the Foreign Minister and other top officials. When in Kigali, the Armenian foreign policy chief will visit the Smart Africa center. Mnatsakanyan was earlier in Ethiopia, where he told President Sahle-Work Zewde that the expansion of relations with the countries of the African continent, including Ethiopia, are among Armenia's foreign policy priorities. 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 | 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.” |