RA FM to Visit Canada, U.S. and FranceOctober 16, 2006 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - October 17 Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian is departing for Canada, reported the RA MFA press office. October 18 he will meet in Ottawa with Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay, members of the Armenian-Canadian parliamentary friendship group and the local Armenian community. October 19 Minister Oskanian will leave for Toronto to address an international conference titled "Creation of possibilities for development and peace. The role of Diaspora" initiated by the UN University for Peace.October 21 Vartan Oskanian will head for Washington to give a report at a solemn event dedicated to the 15th anniversary of Armenia's independence. The next day he will depart for France, where he is scheduled to meet with Azeri FM Elmar Mammadyarov and the OSCE MG Co-chairs. 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. |