Parliamentarian election: Headquarters of CIS observation mission opened in YerevanApril 5, 2007 - 15:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The CIS observation mission for the May 12 parliamentarian elections will include at least 150 members. During the preliminary stage 29 observers from the long-term mission will work in Armenia, chief-coordinator of CIS observation mission, Sec. Gen. of CIS Executive Committee Vladimir Rushaylo stated in Yerevan April 5 after having met with CEC (Central Electoral Commission) head Garegin Azaryan. According to Vladimir Rushaylo, the headquarters of the observation mission opened on April 4 in Yerevan, "besides a certain work is being done for opening 4 more headquarters in regions". He added that observers are going to visit 41 electoral districts and up to 60 percent of electoral constituencies. The Sec. Gen. of CIS Executive Committee said during gathering the observation mission experts took into account the number of political divisions, number of candidates and peculiarities of Armenian elections. Nine CIS countries confirmed their wish to participate in observation mission during parliamentarian elections of Armenia, IA Regnum reports. 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 | 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. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |