Armenia PM to make two-day working trip to FranceNovember 11, 2019 - 11:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his wife, Anna Hakobyan, will make a two-day working trip to France on Monday, November 11 to participate in the second edition of the Paris Peace Forum and the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference. Pashinyan till attend an official reception honoring the leaders of states and governments taking part in the events. The head of the Armenian government is set to deliver remarks at a panel discussion and donate a symbolic gift to the library of the Paris Peace Forum. Pashinyan will then visit the International Organization of the Francophonie to meet IFC Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo. The PM and his wife are also expected to attend the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference where, too, Pashinyan will deliver a speech and meet the organization’s Secretary General Audrey Azoulay. 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 | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |