R. Kocharian advised not to pay attention on empty talks around ignoring elections in NKRJuly 21, 2007 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The presidential elections in NKR were held excellently and I congratulate the newly elected president and people of Karabakh," Armenian President Robert Kocharian stated to journalists adding that the Armenian side closely watched electoral processes in Nagorno Karabakh. He said, all necessary steps were made to reduce to zero Armenia's influence on elections in Nagorno Karabakh. "Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and me had opportunity to visit NKR, but we did not do that purposely to avoid influences on the campaign process, as well policy of presidential candidates," Kocharian noted. Commenting on statements of international organizations that they do not recognize elections in Nagorno Karabakh, the Armenian President said people Artsakh hold elections for organizing their own life and not for Washington, Brussels or Moscow. "And it doesn't matter how much they repeat that they do not recognize elections; conduction of proper and democratic elections is an important step towards recognizing NKR's independence," Robert Kocharian stated advising journalists not to pay much attention on empty talks around ignoring elections in NKR, IA Regnum reports. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Partner news | Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock. idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. |