President stresses Armenia’s clear position to achieve peaceMarch 19, 2024 - 13:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On the eve of the International Francophonie Day celebrated on March 20, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with French writer, traveler, journalist Sylvain Tesson, Deputy director of Le Figaro Jean-Christophe Buisson, French-Armenian cellist Astghik Siranosyan and traveler, photographer Antoine Agoudjian. Welcoming the guests, the President expressed his gratitude for their significant contribution to presenting the reality of the events taking place in Armenia and the region to the world community and stressed that their work is highly appreciated in Armenia. At the meeting, the guests touched upon the latest regional developments and Armenia's approaches to them. In this context, the President of the Republic stressed that Armenia takes a clear position on achieving stable and lasting peace in the South Caucasus and establishing good relations with all neighboring countries. During the conversation, the current stage of Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, the realities and problems existing in the peace process, as well as ways to overcome them were also on the table. Over the course of the meeting, the sides touched upon the challenges threatening the Armenian historical and cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh, the danger of its possible destruction as well, and exchanged views on the opportunities of the return of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |