 Yerevan marks Austria's National DayOctober 26, 2011 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 26, Yerevan marked Austria's National Day with a celebratory event organized by Aram Marutyan, Austria’s Honorary Consul in Armenia “We’re happy to celebrate the 56th anniversary of Austria’s independence with our Armenian friends,” Austria Ambassador to Armenia Michael Postl stated during the opening of the event. The Ambassador noted a significant progress in bilateral ties over the last years, with opening of honorary consulate of Austria as well as mutual official visits contributing to the fact. The opening was followed by the concert of a famous composer and guitarist Julia Malishnik.   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 Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
