  Arayik Harutyunyan wins Artsakh vote, preliminary results show April 15, 2020 - 10:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan secured a victory in the Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) election held Tuesday, April 14, his spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan said citing preliminary results. According to preliminary results, Harutyunyan won more than 87% of the vote, Poghosyan said. Harutyunyan was State Minister from 2017 to 2018 and Prime Minister of the Artsakh from 2007 to 2017. Tuesday saw the second round of presidential election between Harutyunyan and Foreign Minister Masis Mayilyan.   Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
