Yerevan: Certain agreements reached during Merkel’s Armenia visitAugust 28, 2018 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Certain agreements have been reached during German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s recent visit to Yerevan, acting press secretary of the Armenian Foreign Ministry Anna Naghdalyan told reporters on Tuesday, August 28. “Throughout the 27 years of diplomatic relations between the countries, this was the first visit at such a level,” Naghdalyan was quoted as saying by Aysor.am. According to her, the agreements reached at various meeting are related to investments and joint projects. Merkel arrived in Armenia from Georgia on August 24 and left for Azerbaijan the next day. When in Yerevan, the Chancellor met President Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Catholicos of All Armenians, Karekin II, as well as took a walk in downtown Yerevan and posed for selfies with young Armenians. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |