 12 06.10.11 - French president Nicolas Sarkozy's arrival in Armenia                 French President arrives in Armenia  October 6, 2011 - 17:29 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - French President Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in Armenia, with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan welcoming him at Zvartnots international airport. Mr. Sarkozy then proceeded to Holy Etchmiadzin to meet with Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II. The meeting will be followed by a visit to Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial. An October 7 meeting with Armenian President, and later, a joint news conference, is on Mr. Sarkozy’s visit agenda. President Sarkozy will also attend the unveiling of Jules Bastien-Lepage Auguste Rodin’s sculpture in Yerevan’s Square of France. In the afternoon, Mr. Sarkozy will leave the Armenian 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 |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
