International observers prepared for their missionMay 30, 2009 - 17:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Yerevan Elders' Council elections will be observed by 15 CoE representatives, as well as OSCE Chairman Sergey Kapinos, Heads of diplomatic corpses in Armenia, International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and NKR Central Election Commission's Chairman," RA CEC Press Secretary Tatevik Ohanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.According to her, there will be a total number of 6000 observers, including 29 representatives from local NGOs. On May 31, beginning 12:00 p.m., CEC will appear in live broadcasts every 3 hours, reporting on the number of voters participating in elections. 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 | 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. |