Armenians in Saint Petersburg celebrate Francophone holiday![]() March 13, 2013 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Representatives of Francophone countries, based in Saint Petersburg, organized an event to celebrate the Francophone holiday, with Armenian, Belgium, Bulgarian, Greek, French and Swiss consulate representatives giving press conferences. Armenian Consul general to Saint Petersburg Vardan Hakobyan brefed those present on the relations between Armenia and International Organisation of La Francophonie and the cooperation programs. The event further featured speeches by the consuls present at the event and screening of the films of “My Little Prince” and “Sunrise over Lake Van” films. ![]() ![]() The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |