Turkey’s Erdoğan to meet with AAC Eastern Diocese primate in NYSeptember 22, 2014 - 12:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is expected to meet with Jewish and Armenian leaders in New York as a part of his trip to the 69th session of the United Nations Climate Summit, which will be taking place from Sept 22- Oct 1, Daily Sabah reported. On the second day of his trip to New York, Erdoğan will meet with a committee from the World Jewish Congress led by Ronald Steven Lauder. Erdoğan has previously vowed to protect the rights of the Jewish community in Turkey and has asserted that the government “will never let the Jewish people in Turkey get hurt.” Erdoğan will also meet with Archbishop Khajag Barsamian the primate of Diocese of Armenian Church of America (Eastern) and the president of the Fund for Armenian Relief. The Turkish President's New York agenda also include a meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, an interview with American journalist Charlie Rose and a meeting with Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple Inc. He is also expected to meet with other world leaders on the sidelines of the summit. Photo: Haberler 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |