President of Slovenia to pay official visit to ArmeniaOctober 8, 2010 - 17:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 10, Slovenian President Danilo Turk will arrive in Armenia on an official visit with his spouse Barbara Miklic Turk, at the invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. As part of the visit, Danilo Turk will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial on October 11. Later the same day, the presidential residence will host a meeting between Serzh Sargsyan and Danilo Turk, as well as the two countries’ delegations that will be followed by a joint press conference of the Presidents. Danilo Turk will also visit Matenadaran Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. The two presidents will participate in an Armenian-Slovenian business forum. The Slovenian President is scheduled to meet with Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, the RA president’s press service reported. 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 | 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. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |