EU: holding presidential elections in line with international standards vitalDecember 20, 2007 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian met Wednesday with EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby, the RA MFA press office reported.Touching upon the forthcoming presidential elections, Mr Semneby said the EU attaches importance to holding the elections in compliance with international standards. "The Armenian authorities do everything in their power to organize the election at the proper level. International organizations have been already sent invitations to observe," Vartan Oskanian said. The parties also discussed the Karabakh peaceful process, the Armenian-Turkish relations and other regional problems. 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. |