  Karekin II, John Heffern discuss Karabakh settlement October 31, 2011 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met with the newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern. At the meeting, the Catholicos called the Ambassadors’ attention to OSCE Minsk Group for Karabakh settlement, praising their efforts in preservation of peace and stability in the region. Karekin II briefed the Ambassador on the activities of Armenian Church and its role in the establishment of regional peace. The Ambassador, in turn, thanked the Catholicos for warm welcome, congratulating Karekin II on his 60th birthday.   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 |  Latest 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.€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. |
