Armenia interested in establishment of relations with French-speaking citiesOctober 6, 2009 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan attended the opening ceremony of the 30th Assembly of International Association of Francophone Mayors.When in Paris, he also held a number of bilateral meetings. "Armenia is interested in establishment of relations with French-speaking countries and cities," the Mayor said. He also informed that the Armenian government and Francophone university agency (AUF) will sign an agreement on granting premises to the digital database center, which is currently located in Yerevan Linguistic University, the city administration's press service reported. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |