CoE: Yerevan municipal elections met European standardsJune 1, 2009 - 15:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The municipal elections in Yerevan met European standards in general, head of the monitoring mission of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, Mr. Nigel Mermagen told a news conference on June 1. "We fixed progress as compared to elections to local government held in September 2008. Mission members attended 200-230 polling stations. All shortcomings will be reflected in the resulting report which will be introduced during Council of Europe's fall session," he said, adding that the CoE wishes Armenia could further develop and strengthen democracy. The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities was the only international monitoring mission which observed the elections to Yerevan city Council on May 31, 2009. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. 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. |