Catholicos Aram, UN's de Mistura talk Syrian-Armenians in GenevaAugust 20, 2016 - 17:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, His Holiness Aram I met with the United Nations special envoy for the Syria crisis, Staffan de Mistura in Geneva, Switzerland. At the meeting, the parties discussed issues of concern for Syrian-Armenians. The pontiff discussed similar problems with representatives of interchurch organizations. Also, Aram I met with the president of Armenofas humanitarian foundation Teny Simonyan, with both of them stressing the importance of providing aid to Syrian-Armenians. Prior to departing for Geneva, the Catholicos met with Petros Terzian, President of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund in France. 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 | Azerbaijan says now controls 4 villages as part of deal with Armenia Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia. Lukashenko has "very interesting proposal" involving Caucasus Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko has said he has "a very interesting proposal" involving the Caucasus region. Azerbaijan establishing three military colleges Three military colleges are being established in Azerbaijan, according to a decree signed by the country’s Prime Minister Ali Asadov. Armenian border troops stationed in Tavush Starting from May 24, the Armenian border troops officially take over the protection of sections of the border in the Tavush region. |