CIS observer says to note no violations in 13 electoral districtsMay 6, 2012 - 23:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A representative of CIS interparliamentary assembly, observer Vladimir Marushenko gave high assessment of the process of May 6 parliamentary elections in Armenia as well as respective legislation. “The observer mission visited 13 electoral districts without any violations noted. There were lines at some of polling stations, yet we don’t link them to poor work. To provide transparency at the elections, Armenia took certain steps which guarantee fair elections,” Marushenko said. The observer characterized the elections in Armenia as a historical event. “I’d like to congratulate Armenia and express hope for positive and productive results,” he said. 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. |