 12 international, 26 local organizations to monitor elections in Armenia February 17, 2013 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 12 international and 26 local organizations will be monitoring the February 18 presidential elections in Armenia, including 6251 local and 632 international observers. International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) will be represented by 35 observers, ODIHR/OSCE - 263 observers, CIS Interparliamentary Assembly – 30 observers, CIS Monitoring Mission - 163 observers, European Parliament - 12 observers, embassies accredited to Armenia – 34 observers. The election will also be monitored by 25 representatives of Central Election Committees from foreign countries as well as heads of the Yerevan offices of the IFES, OSCE and CoE. Partner news  Top stories Prior to the vote, RPA parliamentary group leader Galust Sahakyan announced the party’s decision to vote against the bill. Shavarsh Kocharyan: Baku’s statements on unacceptability of a status quo in Karabakh conflict aim to prevent alteration of the status. At the meeting, the parties focused on the prospects of bilateral relations, and cooperation in the framework of international organizations. Dwelling on the hike in gas prices, Iskandaryan said the change also affected other countries importing Russian gas.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
