French Senators hail Artsakh’s commitment to democratic valuesMay 26, 2012 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the French Senate Sophie Zhuasen commented on Azerbaijan’s decision to declare her, as well as Senators Philippe Marini and Bernard Fournier persona non grata for visiting Artsakh. “We responded to Nagorno Karabakh authorities’ invitation and resolved to see what’s happening there in person. As far as we know, the territory is not closed and many parliamentary delegations had visited it before us. In our opinion, French Senate can also be part of it and witness developments there,” she told a press conference in Yerevan. “We were happy to see Artsakh’s brave nation, which is committed to democratic values. Armenians have resided there for centuries and will do the utmost to ensure peace and harmony in the country,” the Senator said. “As a democrat, I myself was excited to see the nation’s aspiration to become a bearer of democratic values,” she said. Senator Marini, in turn, stressed the warm and friendly welcome they received in Artsakh, as well as interesting discussions with the President, Prime Minster, National Assembly speaker and head of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. |