Random check-ups at the electors' addresses will give no resultsJune 1, 2009 - 20:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At today's news conference organized by "Transparency International Armenia" and "Armenian Committee of Helsinki Civil Assembly" Vanadzor Office, organizations' leaders made statements on numerous violations during yesterday's elections into the Council of Elders. "Never in their lives did our observers feel so ashamed," "Armenian Committee of Helsinki Civil Assembly" Vanadzor Office Coordinator Arthur Sakunts spoke of the elections. Bakunts expressed his readiness to visit voters at their apartments to clarify whether they participated in the elections, using the help of police and public prosecutor's office representatives. Yet Amaliya Kostanyan, "Transparency International Armenia" Chairman, voiced her doubts about effectiveness of check up, noting that "people are scared, and the check up will give no results". She also stated that she sees no opportunity to collaborate with state authorities, believing such attempts to be futile. 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. |