  OSCE/ODIHR observer: we aren’t gendarmes March 22, 2012 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the election observation mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) responded to the accusations of the Armenian opposition regarding the small number of observers. “OSCE/ODIHR observers are not gendarmes and won’t replace the authority,” Radmila Šekerinska told a press conference in Yerevan. According to her, OSCE/ODIHR mission in Armenia is similar to the missions in other countries, with the number of observers pursuing no ulterior motives. Dwelling on journalists’ remarks noting the observation mission in Georgia was larger, Šekerinska said, “don’t use arithmetic for drawing political conclusions.” She further said that observers from OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and other European intuitions will also monitor the election process.   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 |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
