French President Arriving in Armenia September 29 on State VisitSeptember 28, 2006 - 15:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - September 29 - October 1 French President Jacques Chirac will pay a state visit to Armenia on an invitation of Armenian President Robert Kocharian, reports the Press Office of the Armenian leader. The official welcoming ceremony will take place at Zvartnots international airports September 29. Then Kocharian and Chirac will meet in the Armenian President's residence. The French leader will visit Tsitsernakaberd complex, will lay a wreath to Memorial of the Armenian Genocide Victims, will visit the Genocide Museum within the framework of his visit. Chirac is also scheduled to meet with Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II and will visit the French Embassy in Yerevan. The Square of France in the center of the Armenian capital will be opened with participation of the two presidents. Besides, they will be present at Aznavour and Friends concert, which will open the Year of Armenia in France, titled «Armenia my friend.» 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 | Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |