Charles Lonsdale: UK ambassadors to Armenia will promote bilateral relations November 14, 2011 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arrival of two British ambassadors to Armenia will have exceptionally positive impact on the development of bilateral relations, the current UK Ambassador to Armenia said. According to Charles Lonsdale, the practice of appointing a married couple to ambassadorial post is accepted in British Foreign Office with an aim not to separate couples due to work. Mr Jonathan James Aves and Ms Katherine Jane Leach, a husband and wife team, were appointed Her Majesty’s Joint Ambassadors to the Republic of Armenia in succession to Mr Charles John Lonsdale, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Some claim that appointment of two ambassadors testifies to unserious approach towards the given country. 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 | 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. |