 CIS observer hails conditions for monitoring elections in Armenia January 25, 2013 - 18:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Jan 25 with a group of CIS observers, led by Deputy CIS Executive Secretary Vladimir Gorkun. Minister Nalbandian hailed the CIS observer mission’s activity, expressing gratitude for monitoring electoral processes in Armenia. Mr Gorkun, in turn, highly assessed the conditions created for observers, noting that about 170 CIS observers will monitor the polls, headed by CIS Executive Secretary Sergei Lebedev. The mission head further briefed on the CIS observer mission working schedule and the principles for making assessments during the elections. Partner news  Top stories A special sitting of the National Assembly launched on Monday, June 17, with 104 parliamentarians participating. “I’m good at what I’m doing – implementing educational and charity projects,” he said in an interview with Ksenia Sobchak. RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan said the latest National Assembly session featured both show and populism. The National Assembly adopted package of bills on making amendments to laws on “government structure” and “public service”.   Partner news |  Latest news UN chief hails China's peacekeeping efforts  Ban said China has provided more peacekeepers than all the other four permanent members of the UN Security Council.Iran's Guardian Council approves presidential election result Hassan Rouhani won the election by taking nearly 51% of votes. Since he won more than half, that eliminated the need for a runoff.Friends of Syria to meet in Doha on June 22: French official Assad's forces aim to retake Aleppo, where they have been mired in a bloody stalemate with rebels for nearly a year.Parliament approves amendments to law on minimum wage rate Besides, new scale of salaries will be introduced, according to which the minimum wage rate will be doubled by 2017. |
