“The mood towards Armenians hasn’t been bad till now. I live here for almost 50 years and I can say it gets better and better. Initially, in the 1960s, many didn’t know the Armenians, rather very few knew Armenians, and in late 1988, that is since the earthquake, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t know Armenians, namely after the recognition of the Armenian Genocide last year.”
The EU measures take the number of people under its Syrian sanctions to 239, as well as 67 companies. EU sanctions also include an oil embargo, restrictions on investments, a freeze of Syrian central bank assets held in the EU and a ban on exports of equipment and technology that could be used against civilians.
The interlocutors discussed issues related to the establishment of the Inter-University Center for Higher Education. Highlighting the importance of reforms in the system of higher education, Karen Karapetyan welcomed Mr. Simonyan’s initiative in this area.
On behalf of Armenia it was initialed by Deputy Foreign Minister Karen Nazaryan, First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Investments Garegin Melkonyan. On behalf of the EU the document was initialed by Luc Devigne and Petros Sourmelis.
The Uttarakhand high court has recognized the Ganga and the Yamuna as so-called living entities, giving the rivers that have seen years of damage at the hands of humans, a legal voice, reports RIA Novosti.
Mubarak finally gained freedom on March 21 after the country’s Prosecutor General’s Office approved his release over the acquittal by the Court of Cassation in the case of complicity in demonstrators’ deaths during mass protests.
“His health condition is normal. Investigation continues. The Embassy is in constant contact with Lapshin’s attorney,” the Embassy representative said.
George Clooney took a break from his baby preparations to give one lucky fan a very special birthday present on Sunday, People reports.
“I would say that Azerbaijan’s such behavior is not a new, I as well faced similar problems. There was a problem with Azerbaijan’s ambassador to Belgium. Several years ago when I visited Artsakh he forced me to swear that I will never visit there.Thus, I am no longer surprised by Azerbaijan’s such behavior,” Andre du Bas de Warnaffe said.
“I join with many historians who believe that historical Armenian churches represent the cultural heritage of the Armenian nation and should be returned to their rightful owners to be cherished and used for appropriate religious purposes,” concluded Senator Portantino.
