German FM to lay wreath on Memorial to victims of Armenian GenocideFebruary 19, 2007 - 13:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier will visit Armenia February 20, the RA MFA Press Office reports. During the visit the German FM will have meetings with his Armenian counterpart Vartan Oskanian and Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan. The German delegation at the head of Steinmeier will visit the Tsitsernakabert Memorial Complex, where they will lay wreaths on the Memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide. 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. |