Parliamentary vote in Armenia sees increasing turnoutMay 6, 2012 - 11:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The polling station 10/8 in Yerevan’s central Kentron community expects largest turnout activity by noon, chairperson of the local electoral committee Violetta Hovhannisyan told journalists. An observer representing the Prosperous Armenia party, Ara Gevorkyan said the voting process goes smoothly, no violations were recorded so far, and the turnout is gradually increasing. Member of ARF Dashnaktsutyun’s Supreme Body Vahan Hovhannisyan has already cast his vote at this polling station where 1882 voters are registered. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |