RA President Serzh Sargsyan receives French Senator Serge LagaucheJuly 9, 2010 - 21:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan received French Senator, Chairman of the French-Armenian friendship group Serge Lagauche, as well as the delegation accompanying him. During the meeting, Mr. Sargsyan briefed the delegation on recent developments in and concerns over the Armenian-Turkish normalization and Karabakh conflict settlement. The Armenian President hailed the activity of the French-Armenian friendship group, due to which unbiased information about Armenia is disseminated in France. Besides, Mr. Sargsyan expressed gratitude to France for its contribution to the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, stressing the role of the French parliament in it. For his part, Serge Lagauche noted that the process of the Armenian Genocide recognition should be advanced with a new vigor to prevent international indifference, as a result of which another crime of the 20th century against humanity took place: the genocide in Rwanda. Besides, the parties attached importance to boosting relations among Armenian and French parliamentarians in European structures. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |