Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov Arriving in Yerevan TodayOctober 7, 2005 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov is arriving in Yerevan today for the participation in the festivities dedicated to the 2787-th birthday of the Armenian capital city. During the visit Yuri Luzhkov will take part in the ceremony of laying the capsule in the foundation of the House of Culture, Science and Business of Moscow, which will be built near the Yerevan City Administration on the territory of 3.5 thousand square km. To note, the $7 million project is being financed by the Russian party. The Mayor of Moscow is as well expected to lay a wreath to the memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims. In the evening a gala night with the participation of Russian performers will take place in the Big Philharmonic Hall after Aram Khachaturian. Yuri Luzhkov and Mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharian will be present at the concert. Late at night Yuri Luzhkov will depart for Moscow. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |