Charles Lonsdale: UK ambassadors to Armenia will promote bilateral relations November 14, 2011 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arrival of two British ambassadors to Armenia will have exceptionally positive impact on the development of bilateral relations, the current UK Ambassador to Armenia said. According to Charles Lonsdale, the practice of appointing a married couple to ambassadorial post is accepted in British Foreign Office with an aim not to separate couples due to work. Mr Jonathan James Aves and Ms Katherine Jane Leach, a husband and wife team, were appointed Her Majesty’s Joint Ambassadors to the Republic of Armenia in succession to Mr Charles John Lonsdale, who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Some claim that appointment of two ambassadors testifies to unserious approach towards the given country. 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. |