ICES observer mission hails course of electionsFebruary 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. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |