Catholicos of All Armenians meets with French Ambassador Serge SmessovOctober 6, 2010 - 16:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin with French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessov, who has completed his diplomatic mission in Armenia. His Holiness Karekin II thanked the French diplomat for his four-year activity, expressing confidence that the Armenian-French friendship will continue. Serge Smessov stated for his part that he has got unforgettable impressions of Armenia. On October 6, His Holiness Karekin II met with newly appointed Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Armenia Ata Serdarov to discuss matters of the Armenian community in Turkmenistan, as well as historical ties between the two states. Ata Serdarov said he will do his utmost to develop and boost the Armenian-Turkmen relations, the press service of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin reported. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | 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. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. 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. |