Armenia Foreign Minister traveling to GenevaJune 24, 2019 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan is traveling to Geneva on June 24-25 to participate in the 41st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. An event titled "Armenia. A Year of Democratic Transitions" and an exhibition dedicated to the "velvet revoluion" will open on the sidelines of the event. Also, Mnatsakanyan is set to meet a number of officials in the Swiss capital. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |