  CEC head says ink samples tested for presidential elections December 8, 2012 - 18:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Central Election Committee (CEC) approved the schedule for conduction of 2013 presidential elections today, Dec 8. As CEC chairman told a press conference, a laboratory examination is currently underway to fix the ink-related problem. “7 ink samples are currently being tested, with works in progress to fix the problems. The final variant will be tested in the presence of media representatives to rule out further problems,” Tigran Mukuchyan said. Technical problems related to the use of ink arose during the parliamentary elections in Armenia. Partner news  Top stories Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas. Armen Martirosyan noted that the price rise will further deteriorate the situation in the country, fostering emigration. In this connection, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian left for Strasbourg to attend CoE foreign ministers meeting. Orinats Yerkir party held a political council meeting on May 15, chaired by party leader Artur Baghdasaryan.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. shuts down Guantanamo wi-fi over hacking threats  Army Lt. Col. Samuel House says the precautions were taken because of online threats to disrupt activities at the base.Two suspected militants killed in Russia’s Ingushetia Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.Israeli troops fire back at Syria in response to gunshots Israel has neither denied nor confirmed reports it attacked Iranian-supplied missiles stored near Damascus this month.U.S., Chinese Presidents to meet June 7-8 in California American concerns about tensions in the South China Sea due to conflicting territorial claims are also a possible topic of discussion. |
