A number of Orthodox bishops and clergy who had earlier been considered in schism with the Church have now been embraced back, by a decision of the Synod convened by Patriarch Bortholomew
French president Emanuel Macron makes a passionate appeal for a shared vision of peace, brotherhood and justice
"The Ukrainian Crisis of 2014 heightened Allied concerns about a resurgent and assertive Russia. It underlined the need to be able to rapidly and confidently reinforce a threatened Ally on the periphery of NATO territory, to deter a potential threat and, should deterrence fail, to defend an Ally from an attack"
According to Ukraine's Deputy Interior Minister Sergei Yarovoi, there are no immediate reports of casualties. "The emergency response center has been deployed. There is no information about any victims," he said in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
The summit of La Francophonie is the biggest international meeting ever organised in Armenia
Armenian and French leaders on Friday (5 October) jointly paid tribute to Charles Aznavour, who died earlier this week, at a dignified ceremony held at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris.
After all night negotiations with parliamentary factions the Armenian prime minister says the parties that dominate the legislature must succumb to the will of the people
There have been a number of comments following the informal unscheduled discussion between the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the prime minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan on the margins of the CIS summit in Dushambe on Friday (28 September).
"This time we had more practical conversation based on which we recorded a number of important points", the Armenian prime minister said later in a live broadcast on facebook
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev and Armenian prime minisrter Nikol Pashinyan joined leaders of other post-soviet states for the meeting. According to the Kremlin website. "Particular attention is expected to be given to preparations for the joint celebration in 2020 of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War."
