  Congress of Western Armenians to be held in Paris soonNovember 16, 2007 - 19:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, Armenian Prime Minister Serge Sargsyan met with Karen Mikaelyan, head of the organization committee on preparation and conduction of a congress of heirs of Genocide survivors, the RA government's press office reported. Mr Mikaelyan presented the outcomes of the committee's activities since 2000 and plans for organization of the Congress of Western Armenians in Paris in the near future. Serge Sargsyan was given a collection of shorthand record of the first and second congresses of Western Armenians in 1917 and 1919 in Yerevan and Paris, respectively.   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 |  Related sections Topic 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. |
