Armenia interested in holding presidential elections on level with highest standardsDecember 20, 2007 - 14:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Outcomes of the presidential elections are important for further development of the republic, Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan said at a meeting with EU Envoy for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby."The May 12 parliamentary elections are still taken as exception rather than rule. We should everything in our power to hold the presidential elections on a level with highest standards. I also attach important to conduction of exit-polls," the PM said. When commenting on complaints about biased work of the media, he said: "If a European structure is interested in true information it can hire a special-purpose organization to monitor the media." "Like the European organizations, the Armenian leadership is confident that the outcomes of the presidential elections are important for further development of the republic," he added, the RA government's press office reported. 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. |