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Armenia and Azerbaijan presidents to meet in December

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Armenia azeri presidentBELGRADE. – The talk between Presidents Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan is scheduled for December.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian, on Friday stated the aforesaid during an interview with Armenian journalists, and within the framework of the 22nd OSCE Ministerial Council, in the Serbian capital city of Belgrade.

“They are not yet informing about the official place and time of the meeting,” Nalbandian added. “They will inform about it in line with the relevant procedure, [and] in accordance with the agreements of the parties.

“[This] notwithstanding, Azerbaijan always breaches the agreement; it rushes. It’s incomprehensible what this will give to them.

“But we [i.e. the Armenian party] don’t do such thing, and we will inform [about it] in accordance with the agreements.

Putin, Obama Agree Need for UN-Brokered Syria Talks

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1030151497“President Obama and President Putin of Russia held a constructive discussion on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Antalya,” the White House said Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed on the need for a ceasefire in Syria and UN-brokered talks between the conflicting parties, the White House said Sunday.
Earlier today, the two presidents held informal talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Turkey’s Antalya.

“President Obama and President Putin agreed on the need for a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned political transition, which would be proceeded by UN-mediated negotiations between the Syrian opposition and regime as well as a ceasefire,” the White House statement reads.

Obama welcomed efforts by all countries in confronting Islamic State, noting the importance of Russia’s military efforts in Syria focusing on the group, the statement reads.
The Kremlin was also positive about the talks, with Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov saying that Russia and the US have similar strategic objectives in the fight against terrorism, though there are differences in tactics.

“It was an opportunity to talk quite thoroughly and the discussion was focused on two topics – at the beginning on Syria, and then on Ukraine,” Ushakov told reporters adding that more time was devoted to Syria.

In addition, President Obama offered his condolences over last month’s crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt resulting in the death of 224 people, the White House said in its statement.

Source: sputniknews.com

Sarkisian Meets President Obama at UN

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President Serzh Sarkissian poses for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (Source: President.am)

President Serzh Sarkissian poses for a photo with U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama (Source: President.am)

NEW YORK—A talk between Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian and U.S. President Barack Obama took place on the sidelines of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York.

According to the presidential press service, on the evening of September 28, President Sarkisian took part in a reception held on behalf of President Obama in honor of the heads of the delegations of the nations participating in the General Assembly session.

“During the reception, President Barack Obama and President Serzh Sarkisian had a short conversation, during which issues of pan-Armenian significance were discussed,” Sarkisian’s office said in a short statement on Wednesday.

The press service also released a photograph showing Sarkisian with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.

Armenia President meets with OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs in New York

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13578Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan today has a meeting today in New York with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chair Igor Popov (Russia), James Warlick (US) and Pierre Andrieu (France), as well as the personal representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Andrzej Kasprzyk.

At the meeting, the interlocutors discussed the negotiation process of the peaceful settlement of the Karabakh conflict in the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group and the concerns arising at this stage, specifically the tension emerged as a result of the ceasefire violation during the recent days.

 

Ottawa Catholicos Aram I Meets with Canada’s Prime Minister

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Catholicos Aram I meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

Catholicos Aram I meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper

OTTAWA—His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia, met with Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada, on June 3, Horizon Weekly reports.

On the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the Pontiff expressed his gratitude to the Prime Minister on Canada’s recognition of the Armenian Genocide, discussed his concerns regarding the conflict in Syria and the impact it has on the Christians and Armenians in the area since its eruption in 2011. His Holiness also informed Mr. Harper on the lawsuit the Catholicosate of Cilicia has filed in Turkey’s Constitutional Court, requesting the return of the historical Catholicosate of Sis, which was forcefully taken by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, as were all Armenian churches and institutions.

During this visit, His Holiness Aram I also decorated Stephen Harper with the Prince of Cilicia medal, the highest insignia of the Catholicosate of Cilicia.

His Holiness was joined by the following delegation, Bishop Meghrig Parikian, Prelate of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada, Most Reverend Father Housig Mardirossian, Ecumenic Relations Officer of the Catholicosate, Krikor Der Ghazarian, Chairperson of the Executive Council of the Armenian Prelacy of Canada, Dr. Girair Basmadjian, member of the Central Executive Council of the Catholicosate, Raffi Donabedian, Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee of Canada, and Hagop Der Khatchadourian, President of the Armenian National Committee International Council.

Armenia and Egypt Presidents meet in Moscow

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Armenia and Egypt Presidents

Armenia and Egypt Presidents

Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on working visit to Russia, met with Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Moscow on Saturday.

The presidents discussed questions on bilateral cooperation in political, economic, cultural and other fields, according to Armenian President’s Press Service. During the meeting the presidents underscored the importance of the further development of Armenian-Egypt relations, based on age-long friendship, as well as the necessity to give new impetus to those relations. With regard to the strengthening of bilateral ties, the presidents put special stress to the activation of mutual visits.

Serzh Sargsyan expressed hope that the reforms, initiated by Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and aimed at the establishment of stability and development in Egypt, will also create grounds for the development of Armenian-Egypt relations with the former activity and effectiveness.

Egypt’s President expressed confidence that these relations and cooperation will develop more actively than before. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said that his country saw difficult times, and during the last year much had been done in Egypt to reestablish security and stability. He talked about the Armenian community in Egypt with admiration, noting that Armenians were always received brotherly treatment in Egypt.

The presidents emphasized the significant role of the Armenian community in Egypt in  strengthening of friendship between the two countries. In this context, the special role of such persons as the Egyptian Armenian politician Nubar Pasha was underscored.