  Armenian parliament speaker meets OSCE observer mission February 16, 2013 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian parliament speaker Hovik Abrahamyan met Feb 16 with the head of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly election observation mission in Armenia Tonino Picula, OSCE PA President Riccardo Migliori, and OSCE PA Deputy Secretary General Tina Schoen. The upcoming presidential elections were in the focus of the discussion, with the importance to conduct free, fair and transparent polls stressed. National Assembly speaker Abrahamyan voiced confidence that OSCE PA mission will make a fair assessment of the polls, parliamentary press service reported. He noted the deployment of observer missions by leading international organizations as an essential factor for the development of democracy in the country. “Armenian authorities have the political will to conduct 2013 presidential elections in line European standards,” Hovik Abrahamyan said. Partner news  Top stories Nalbandian drew the co-chairs’ attention to ongoing military rhetoric of Azerbaijan, which undermines possibility for peaceful settlement. Tigran Sargsyan: the authorities will do the utmost in the coming 4-5 years to ensure favorable conditions for the people. Members of all parliamentary groups, PM, Energy Minister and the chair of the Public Services Regulatory Commission were invited to participate. Vahan Hovhannisyan voiced hope that the ruling authorities acknowledge the difficulties Armenia currently faces.   Partner news |  Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
