  Lebanese envoy pledges to deepen cooperation with Armenia April 18, 2013 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Newly-appointed Lebanese ambassador to Armenia Jean Makaron presented his credentials to Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. President Sargsyan congratulated the envoy on the appointment, wishing him success. He noted that the visits on presidential level and the active dialogue with Lebanon in the past years gave fresh impetus to the development of bilateral relations, hailing the new programs and initiatives. Ambassador Makaron, in turn, pledged to further deepen Armenian-Lebanese ties, presidential press service reported.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan  The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan.Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic.Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan.Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |
