Deputy Armenian PM traveling to New York for UN Political ForumJuly 15, 2019 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan will travel to the United States from July 15 to 20, his spokesman Vahan Hunanyan revealed in a Facebook post. Avinyan will participate in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and other events on New York. The Deputy PM is also set to meet a number of officials representing the United States and several countries. Avinyan is then expected to meet Armenian community members in New York and Boston. Armenian parliament speaker Ararat Mirzoyan is also in the United States. His delegation will be visiting Washington on July 14-18, then Boston on July 19-21, and New York on July 25-26. Related links: 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. |