The upcoming elections were in the focus of the meeting, with importance of holding free, fair and legitimate polls stressed.

Russia’s steps aimed at the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict do not seem convincing, Zardusht Alizadeh said.

According to ICES member, RA Constitution, Electoral Code and pre-election developments were in focus of the report.

The election campaigns of Armenian presidential candidates were quite interesting, political Alexander Iskandaryan said.

Last week, Bulgaria openly charged the Iranian-backed Hezbollah with having carried out the bus bombing.

Azerbaijan fired over 1500 shots from various caliber weapons towards Karabakh positions, NKR defense army said.

“As to prevention of possible violations, measures have been taken for holding the elections at the highest level,” Zita Gurmai said.

The appeal was lodged by Apple in connection with Judge Koh's denial to ban certain Samsung handsets following the trial.

Although sectarian violence has decreased since the height of the insurgency in 2006 and 2007, attacks are still common.