Latvian President arriving in Armenia December 9December 8, 2009 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Latvian President Valdis Zatlers will arrive in Yerevan on December 9 on invitation of his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan. The Latvian delegation will include Ministers of Economy, Foreign Affairs, Environment, chairman of the parliamentary committee on external relations and other officials, RA leader's press office told PanARMENIAN.Net Upon arrival the Latvian President and his spouse will attend an event dedicated to the 50th anniversary of establishment of the Matenadaran, the Depositary of Ancient Manuscripts. On December 10, a solemn ceremony in the presidential residence will be followed by Sargsyan- Zatlers meeting in private. A number of documents will be signed. Mr. Zatlers is also supposed to meet with RA NA Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II. The Latvian delegation will lay a wreath to the Armenian Genocide Memorial and meet with the students and teaching staff of Yerevan State University. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |