FM chairs UN General Assembly session as Armenia marks independenceSeptember 22, 2016 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Acting Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian chaired the session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, September 21, the day Armenia was celebrating the 25th anniversary of its independence. A number of heads of state delivered remarks on Wednesday. The General Assembly session kicked off on Tuesday, with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. President Barack Obama, French leader Francois Hollande among others delivering speeches. Also Tuesday, Nalbandian participated in the summit on migrants organized on Obama’s initiative to tackle issues of reaching aid to the refugees and overcoming the migrant crisis with joint efforts. 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. |