WORLD ARMENIAN ORGANIZATION FOUNDATION TO BE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED EARLY OCTOBERSeptember 17, 2003 - 19:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The constituent conference of the World Armenian Organization (WAO) with the participation of 150 delegates from 57 states including Nagorno Karabakh Republic will be held October 6-7 in Moscow. As chairman of the Union of Armenians of Russia, WAO committee head Ara Abrahamian stated in Yerevan today, the newly founded organization will advocate interests of Armenians all over the world. In his words, the WAO will especially get involved in the process of the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Turkey. A. Abrahamian noted that while preparing for the WAO constituent conference he met with Armenian, French, Argentinean and Lebanese presidents as well as was given a benediction by the leaders of the Armenian Apostolic Church and Rome Catholic Church. In his words, French president Jacques Chirac expressed his willingness to provide a building for the WAO representative office in France. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |