The delegation of Global Leadership Foundation (GLF) has arrived in Armenia on Saturday at the invitation of President Armen Sarkissian. As the press department at the President’s Office reported the delegation comprises of the United States Ambassador to UN in 1989-1992 Thomas Pickering, former President of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous as well as the Foundation projects Director Amitav Banerjee.
In the frames of the visit the delegation members will meet with the highest leadership of the country, attend Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin and the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex in Tsitsernakaberd.
The members of the Global Leadership Foundation are former heads of states and governments, as well as high-level officials. Armenian president Armen Sarkissian was member to the Foundation in 2006-2013.
The Global Leadership Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation registered in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. It is independent of any private, corporate or commercial interest. Since it was formed in 2004 GLF has worked in 22 countries around the world in the following areas such as security and conflict management, elections, trade and economic management, Efficient governance and constitution building, etc.