Armenian community significant for development of Armenia-France cooperation July 19, 2011 - 18:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 19, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Edward Nalbandian met with Senator-Mayor of Lyon Gerard Collomb, according to RA MFA press service. Nalbandian signified development of Armenia-France relations, particularly stressing considerable achievements of decentralized cooperation in politics, economy, culture and education. Collocutors also emphasized importance of Armenian community’s input in interstate cooperation. In this connection, Collomb pointed out Armenian community’s contribution in development of France and the city governed by him. In the course of the meeting, Nalbandian also addressed preparatory works for General Assembly of francophone cities to be held in Yerevan in autumn 2011. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |