French President Emmanuel Macron has signed the guest book of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute after paying tribute to the genocide victims in the Yerevan memorial.
Russia commends the positive trends which are noticed around the Nagorno Karabakh conflict settlement, Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said at a press briefing, according to TASS.
The government approved the dismissal of several governors during today’s Cabinet meeting.
A direct communication hasn’t yet been established with the Azerbaijani President, but works in this direction are ongoing, PM Nikol Pashinyan said in response to a question from Republican MP Armen Ashotyan at today’s parliamentary Q&A.
The co-rapporteur for the monitoring of Armenia by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Yuliya Lovochkina (Ukraine, SOC), has today called on all political forces and players in Armenia to fully respect democratic principles and the rule of law, both in word and deed.
Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, currently on a working visit to the United States, is closely following the ongoing developments in Armenia, according to his office.
Legendary French-Armenian crooner, Armenia’s Ambassador to Switzerland Charles Aznavour has passed away at the age of 94, according to France Press.
Armenia’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the midfielder for London’s Arsenal, will skip the upcoming Gunners’ match against Azerbaijan’s Qarabag which is due to take place in Baku.
UNESCO’s committee on the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict held a session September 27 at the UNESCO headquarters where among others, the issue of granting The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley Enhanced Protection was debated. The Monastery of Geghard and the Upper Azat Valley is a UNESCO World Heritage site in Armenia, the foreign ministry said.
The Wall Street Journal: It is remarkablehow deeply rooted our greatest art museums are in the religious realm. Artifacts reflecting profound faith – even those once used in the most sacred rituals – are at the foundation of these institutions.
