  ICES observer mission hails course of elections February 18, 2013 - 20:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International expert Center for Electoral Systems (ICES) is currently deciding on the observers to monitor the calculation of the votes, head of the mission said. “Positive changes have been reported following 2012 parliamentary vote, with the introduction of magnifying glasses for visually impaired people among them. Though it was very cold in some of the polling stations, the atmosphere was calmer than in 2008, with only authorized representatives of Serzh Sargsyan and Raffi Hovannisian attending the polling stations,” Alexander Tsinker told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. ICES observers will summarize the mission results at Feb 19 press conference. 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 International Arts Education Week ongoing in Armenia  Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova noted the program as a unique event reporting the achievements in the field.WB to support electronic control system launch in Prosecutor’s Office Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan met World Bank Country Manager for Armenia Jean-Michel Happi.Armenian-French decentralized cooperation conference due in fall Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Territorial Administration Armen Gevorgyan met with French ambassador Henri Reynaud.Google reportedly mulls buying map-software provider Waze Google has a widely used mapping tool and could adopt Waze’s technology to add social features to the software. |
