Armenia PM kicks off official visit to VietnamJuly 5, 2019 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The official visit of the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife Anna Hakobyan to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam kicked off Friday, July 5. Accompanied by Hakobyan and the Armenian government delegation, the Prime Minister first visited the Memorial of Heroes Perished for the Sake of Vietnam’s Independence and Freedom, as well as the Mausoleum of Hồ Chí Minh, founder of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The Premier laid wreaths at the Memorial and the Mausoleum in tribute to the memory of the fallen heroes and Hồ Chí Minh. Pashinyan and Hakobyan next stopped by the Temple of Literature in Hanoi where they learned more about the exhibits and the temple’s history. Vietnam’s central educational center was stationed there in the 10th-11th centuries. Named after Confucius, the temple was built in the same way as the Chinese Van Mue temple in his homeland. It is attractive in its architectural form and is one of the few examples of Vietnam’s medieval architecture. The temple features the statues of the kings of Vietnam and the founders of the educational center. In conclusion of the tour, Pashinyan signed the Book of Honorary Guests. Later on Friday, Pashinyan will meet Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc, after which the two PMs will hold a joint press conference to sum up the results of the talks. 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |