Lukashenko congratulates Civil Contract on Armenia elections winJune 23, 2021 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has personally congratulated Armenia's Civil Contract party led by acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on winning the snap elections to parliament. Civil Contract won 53.92% of the vote, while Hayastan (Armenia) bloc headed by second President Robert Kocharyan secured 21.4% of the ballots. "I Have Honor" bloc too will get seats in the parliament. “Your sense of purpose and dedicated service to the interests of the Armenian people have become the key to success in the most important social and political campaign for the country,” Lukashenko said. He expressed confidence that cooperation between Minsk and Yerevan in various fields will continue to develop. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Moscow says ready to support Yerevan-Baku reconciliation Moscow has confirmed its readiness to support the reconciliation of Yerevan and Baku. Yerevan sends amended draft peace treaty back to Baku According to Ani Badalyan, the 9th edition of the amendment has been sent to Baku. |